1. What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?
American Government
What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?

2. Demographics House of Reps Senate ______ ______ Party Party ______
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
______
______
Gender
Gender

3. Age in 110th Congress

4. What occupation do most come from?
________________________

5. What occupation do most come from?
Law
Business
Education
Real Estate/Agriculture

6. Organization
All groups of people must organize to increase productivity, effectiveness and efficiency
Congress does this in two ways: leadership structure and committees

7. Leadership Structure- House of Reps

8. Jobs of Leadership

9. Leadership Structure- Senate

10. Jobs of Leadership

11. Committee Structure Sub Committee Conference Committee Joint Committee

12. + Powers of Congress Expressed Legislative Powers
Implied Legislative Powers
Non-Legislative Powers
Choose a President- House
Collect taxes for social programs like Social Security
Taxation
Borrow $
Coin Money
Impeachment
Counterfeiters
Federal Reserve
Elastic
Clause
Confirmation
Declare War +
Draft as a means to raise an Army
Ratification of treaties
Raise Military
Foreign and
Interstate
Commerce
Prohibit Discrimination in Public places
Amendment
Post Offices
Investigation- Quasi-Judicial
Immigration
Limits on immigration
Create lower
Courts
Oversight of Executive Branch-enforcement
Copyrights
and patents

13. Investigation of Baseball
Hearings