Congressional OrganizerFor each heading, list at least 2 facts from 6.1-6.2:

Leadership Leadership

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Election Info

Election Info

Qualifications Qualifications

Term of office Term of office

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Congressional OrganizerPage 50

Leader LeaderSize Size

Election Info

Election Info

QualificationsQualifications

Term

Term

Speaker of the House chosen by majority party John Boehner is current Speaker (R)

The Vice President is the President of the Senate…Joe Biden is current President (D)

Pro Tempore is Patrick Leahy (D).

# based on state population by the Census every 10 years. The 435 seats are reapportioned.

Each state has 2 Senators, for a total of 100.

Must be 25, 7-yr. Citizen & State resident.

Must be 30, 9-yr. Citizen & State resident.

Serve 2-yr terms-no limit on times

Serve 6-yr terms-no limit on times

All 435 elected each term by district. Some state’s have gerrymandering.

1/3 elected every 2 years by the state. 17th Amendment allows for election of Senators

Info. on Congress: QR Activity• Download the free QR Scanner app from

the Chrome Store for your Chrome book.

• For each station, answer the question on p. 51 of notebook by:– Scan the QR code.– Read the info. on the site.

• Return to seat when you complete all 8 stations.

Notes on Congress, p. 51

• This is the 114th Congress, 1st session.

• Term is a 2-year meeting of Congress.

• There are 2 sessions per term.

• Congress meets on Capitol Hill in the Capitol Building.

Notes on the House• NC has 13 Congressional districts.

• Currituck County is in the 3rd District.

• Walter B. Jones, Jr. is our Representative. He is a Republican.

• The Republicans are the majority party.

• John Boehner (R) is the Speaker of the House.

NC’s Congressional Districts

Redistricting Issues• After each census, the HOR reapportions

(re-divides) the 435 seats. Then, state legislatures redistrict (redraws) the lines.

• Some districts have been gerrymandered (districts are drawn to benefit the party in power). Methods: Packing & Cracking

• Wessbury v. Saunders (equal size, one person/one vote) and Baker v. Carr (compact and contiguous) limit gerrymandering.

Notes on the Senate

• NC’s Senior Sen. is Richard Burr (R). Our Junior Sen. is Thom Tillis (R).

• The Republicans are the majority party.

• Senate Pro Tempore is Orrin Hatch (R). Senate Majority Leader is Mitch McConnell. Senate Minority Leader is Harry Reid.

Leaders in Congress, Page 52

• HOR– Speaker of House– Majority & Minority

Leaders– Majority & Minority

Whips

• How do they get their jobs?

• What do they do?

• Senate– Pres. Of Senate– Pro Tempore– Majority & Minority

Leaders– Majority & Minority

Whips

• How do they get their jobs?

• What do they do?

Congressional Committees, p.53 • What is the purpose of the committee system?• What are 3 types of committees in Congress?

Explain the function of each.• Why is being on the right comm. important? • How is the chairperson of the comm. chosen

traditionally? • Who chooses the comm. members?• The seats on a comm. are divided proportionally

between the parties’ seats in the HOR. What does that mean?

• Look at p. 181. Explain what House comm. would you want to be on if you represented NC’s US Dist. 3.

Powers & Limits of Congress 6.2Legislative Powers:

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Non-legislative Powers----

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Limits on Congress:---

Implied Powers-Defined?-Source?-Examples?

Bell Ringer 6

• Which legislative power of Congress is most important? Explain why.

• Which Non-legislative power of Congress is most important? Explain why.

• Give an example of implied powers.

Read 6.3, pp. 191-192Perks of Congress (p. 56 top)

• Salary=$_______ per year-Is that enough?• Franking privilege-Define this! Why

important?• Immunity from lawsuits on floor-What & Why?• Travel Expenses (32 trips/yr)-Why is this

necessary?• Pension-Define this!• List at least 3 other perks of being in

Congress:

Congress At Work (p. 56 bottom)

• Read pp. 194-196. Complete the chart from the information.

Three Functions of Congress

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Definition Definition Definition

Pop Quiz 6For each item, categorize which function of Congress best fits the information:1.$4,000,000 is set aside by Congress to build the Senator Robert Byrd Library in Charleston, WV.2.Rep. Walter Jones recommends Sally Sue for an appointment at West Point after aides interview her.3.Congress passes legislation to reduce the tax on gasoline.4.$10 million is spent to move the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse inland.5.Senator Burr gets aides to find the lost Social Security check for a constituent.

Congressional StaffRead pp. 192-193 to complete

Committee Staff

Personal Staff

What is the

purpose of committee

staff?

What kinds of people

work for a member of Congress?

What do these

workers do for

lawmakers?

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Congressional Support AgenciesWatch video to define each function.

• Define the function of each:– The Library of Congresshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=ylFlAQZ0piU&list=FLKsbsGTeKuUrOTPVY8Zb6QQ&index=16

– Congressional Budget Officehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0mAPmH9pE

– General Accountability Officehttp://www.youtube.com/user/usgao?blend=9&ob=5#p/

search/1/x6DOljeuBho

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