2. CONGRESS ARTICLE I

3. CONGRESS “to meet” VS. PARLIAMENT “to speak”

4. 1. How a member is chosen (primary v. party) 2. Role in picking the Executive 3. Commitment to party vs. independent representative

5. POWERS OF CONGRESS

6. EXPRESSED(16)… ENUMERATED… VS. IMPLIED (NECESSARY AND PROPER) (ELASTIC CLAUSE) (army, navy, air force?)

7. ARTICLE I, SECTION 8 McCULLOCH V. MARYLAND (THIS WAS ABOUT CREATION OF THE NATIONAL BANK AND WHETHER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE SUCH A BANK AND WHETHER THE STATE OF MARYLAND COULD TAX THAT BANK AND WHEN THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT SINCE CONGRESS ALREADY HAD THE EXPRESSED POWER TO COIN MONEY AND REGULATE ITS VALUE THAT IT “IMPLICITLY” HAD THE POWER TO CREATE A NATIONAL BANK THROUGH THE ELASTIC CLAUSE AND THAT THE STATE OF MARYLAND DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAX THE BANK SINCE THAT WOULD GIVE STATES MORE POWER THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SINCE THE STATE OF MARYLAND COULD TAX THE BANK OUT OF EXISTANCE…THE POWER TO TAX IS THE POWER TO DESTROY)

8. DEFINE THE “NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE” OF THE CONSTITUTION.

9. EVOLUTION OF CONGRESS

10. CENTRALIZATION (POWERFUL LEADERS) VS. DECENTRALIZATION (POWERFUL MEMBERS)

11. TODAY???

12. 17 TH AMENDMENT (1913-popular election of Senators)

13. MARGINAL VS. SAFE DISTRICTS 55% (1994-LaTourette) (48-55-66-65-72-63-58-58-65 )

15. DAVID JOYCE (R-OH-14)

16. TREND?? LESS OR MORE MARGINAL?? Why? (the “G” word)

17. INCUMBENCY ADVANTAGE 6%-8%

18. 1933 – 2015 41 CONGRESSES 27/41 D-BOTH WHY??

19. PARTY CONTROL 107th2001– 2003 10050 ——4352122212— 108th2003– 2005 10048511—4352052291— 109th2005– 2007 10044551—43520223111 110th2007– 2009 10049 2—435233198—4 111th2009– 2011 100574122435256178—1 112th2011– 2013 10051472—435193242—— 113th2013– 2015 10054451—435201234—— Read more: Composition of Congress by Party 1855 – 2013 | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774721.html#ixzz2lC9JuCKf Composition of Congress by Party 1855 – 2013 | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774721.html#ixzz2lC9JuCKf

20. GERRYMANDERING

21. EXAMPLE….

24. 12 R – 4 D

25. Texas #36

26. Florida #21

32. MELVIN WATT (D-NC-12)

33. SHAW v. RENO (1993) * MAJORITY-MINORITY DISTRICT (could not prove that race was the primary issue here so district was allowed)

34. HOW TO VOTE???

35. REPRESENTATIONAL (district, state, country, Earth)

36. ORGANIZATIONAL

37. ATTITUDINAL

38. NAME AND DESCRIBE ONE WAY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS VOTE ON LEGISLATION

39. PARTY POLARIZATION (AMERICANS ARE LESS SO…really?)

40. From Sarahpac.org

41. From Democratic Leadership Committee

43. ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

45. LEADERSHIP

46. WHO’S WHO??? WHO’S WHOM??

47. HOUSE OF REPS.

48. HOUSE OF REPS. MR.AKER 1973

49. SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER (R-OH )

50. MAJORITY LEADER ERIC CANTOR – (R-VA.)

51. MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA)

52. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID (D-NV)

54. SENATE MINORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY)

55. PRESIDENT “PRO TEMPORE” PATRICK LEAHY, D.-VT.

56. ROBERT BYRD “BARBARIC”

57. “WHIPS”

59. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PARTY WHIPS?

60. CAUCUSES

61. BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS (MODERATES)

62. LIBERTY CAUCUS (Libertarian Republicans)

63. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (national constituency)

64. HOUSE REPUBLICAN DOCTORS AGAINST THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT

66. COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

67. SENIORITY I’M 125 YRS. OLD

68. SPECIFICALLY, DESCRIBE THE SENIORITY SYSTEM IN CHOOSING CHAIRPERSONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

69. BALANCE -REGIONAL -IDEOLOGICAL

70. STANDING HOUSE 20/84 SENATE 20/68

71. JOINT COMMITTEES

72. REFERRALS… MULTIPLE SEQUENTIAL

73. CONFERENCE

75. SELECT COMMITTEES

76. KEY HOUSE COMMITTEES

77. RULES

78. WAYS AND MEANS (TAXES AND ENTITLEMENT LAWS …$$$$$$$$)

79. WHY IS THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SO IMPORTANT?

80. KEY SENATE COMMITTEES

81. ARMED SERVICES

82. FOREIGN RELATIONS

83. JUDICIARY

84. INTELLIGENCE

86. SUBCOMMITTEES

87. “MARK UP”

88. STAFF (cuts in 1990’s)

89. PRIMARY JOB SERVICE CONSTITUENTS (HOME AND D.C.OFFICES)

90. RESEARCH, WRITE AND ADVOCATE LEGISLATION

91. NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER STAFFERS

93. STAFF AGENCIES CRS (status) CBO (scoring) GAO

94. “I’M JUST A BILL”

95. “IT’S LIKE MAKING SAUSAGE…”

96. JOINT RESOLUTION = LAW

97. PAGES 312-313

98. DISCHARGE PETITION (218)

99. WHAT IS A DISCHARGE PETITION?

100. OPEN VS. CLOSED RULES

101. RIDERS (amendments) CHRISTMAS TREE BILL

102. PORK BARREL LEGISLATION

104. FILIBUSTER AND CLOTURE(51/60) RULE 22

105. DOUBLE TRACKING

106. WHAT IS “DOUBLE TRACKING?”

107. LOGROLLING “you kiss my…..”

108. VOTING METHODS

110. PRESIDENTIAL OPTIONS

111. SIGN IT…

112. VETO MESSAGE (2/3 OVERRIDE)

113. SIT FOR 10 DAYS…

115. POCKET VETO (less than 10 days…)

116. IDENTIFY TWO OF THE FOUR OPTIONS THE PRESIDENT HAS WHEN HE RECEIVES A PASSED BILL FROM CONGRESS?

117. SUPREME COURT “JUDICIAL REVIEW”