3. Congress Organization

4. House Presiding Officer & Party Leader: Speaker of the House:
Rep. John Boehner
Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives
second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President.

5. Majority Leader
Rep. Eric Cantor
Represents Republicans on the House floor.
Majority Whip
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Assists leadership in managing party's legislative program

6. Minority Leader:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Represents Democrats on the House floor
Minority Whip
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Assists leadership in managing party's legislative program

7. House of Representatives
Special Powers of the House of Representatives
All money (appropriations) bills start here
Select the President in an Electoral College tie
Write the article of impeachment against high ranking officials

8. Senate Presiding Officers: # 1 President of the Senate=Vice President
Biden, Joseph R., Jr
# 2 President Pro Tempore
Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI),
My job is to be the deciding vote in ties.
The P.P.T. is responsible for being the leader in the Vice President’s absence
VP presides at regular sessions, but PPT is more day-to-day

9. Party Officers Reid, Harry (D-NV) Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)
Majority Leader
Majority Whip
Reid, Harry (D-NV)
Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)
Both parties in the Senate elect whips. The term "whip" comes from a fox-hunting expression -- "whipper-in" -- referring to the member of the hunting team responsible for keeping the dogs from straying from the team during a chase. Established early in the 20th century, the development of party whips coincided with the evolution of party leaders in the Senate.
Democrat James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois became the first party whip in 1913, and the Republicans established their own whip position two years later. These assistant leaders are mainly responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes and quorum calls, and they occasionally stand in for the majority or minority leaders in their absence.

10. McConnell, Mitch (R-KY Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) Minority Leader Minority Whip
The leaders serve as spokespersons for their parties' positions on issues. The majority leader schedules the daily legislative program and fashions the unanimous consent agreements that govern the time for debate.

11. Spokesperson for political party
Leaders
Whips
Spokesperson for political party
Round up congressmen and women for votes
Serve in leaders absence

12. Senate Special Powers Approves all treaties Approves all appointment
Chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie
Acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment

13. Powers of Congress Raise and maintain armed forces
Decide how citizens from other nations can become US citizens
Mint money
Set up a court system
Borrow money
Declare war
Set up a mail system
Impose taxes
Makes laws necessary to carry out expressed powers
Regulate foreign and interstate trade

14. Regulating Driving
Issuing driver’s licenses is a power reserved to the States, and every State has its own set of rules and requirements. Most States require a written, on-road, and vision test. However, the age at which teenagers can get a license and the rules new drivers must follow vary from State to State. Thus, in California, drivers under 20 must be accompanied by someone age 25 or older between the hours of 11 PM and 5 AM. In Massachusetts, a teenager cannot get a driver’s license until age-16-and-a-half, at which point the new driver is given a restricted Junior’s Operator’s License until age 18.
Under which of the basic principles do the reserved powers fall?

15. Powers of States… Establish public schools Issue licenses
Enact land use laws
Regulate public facilities
Protect and promote public health
Public safety
General welfare

16. Powers denied to States…
Cannot enter into a treaty, alliance, or confederation
Cannot print money
Cannot deny anyone life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Cannot tax agencies or function of the National Government

17. Review :HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW
Create a graphic organizer to display the steps from HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW.
MUST BE CREATIVE AND ORIGINAL
Must be organized and neat
Steps to Include:
Title
Illustrations[.