US Government Legislative Branch

US GovernmentLegislative Branch

House of Representatives435 Members2 year terms

Senate100 Members6 year terms

1995Committee StaffOffice of Technology AssessmentArms Control and Foreign Policy CaucusLegislative Service Organizations

The Lobotomy of Congress

COMPLEX GLOBAL ISSUES IGNORE BORDERS

New Missions after Cold War

COLD WAR1991

Somalia

HaitiHonduras

Bosnia

Kosovo

East Tim

AfghanistanPakist

Indian Ocean

Orphaned Issues

Armed Services Committee

Foreign Relations

Committee

How Congress influences policy

• Introduce resolutions and policy statements: •Initiate legislative directives: • Establish new programs.•Apply legislative pressure: • Enact legislative restrictions and deny funding:• Give Informal Advice:

Leftovers

Righteous

Everyone Else

How Congress Hears About Complex Issues800% more contact30-40% less staffmoney=speech

Technology Mashup Fellows

• Civic Tech• Legislation • Inventory district expertise?• Communication?• civic engagement?• Consultation• Social Media• Technical Translator and

Educator

• What tools?• When in legislative

process?• Real-time?• Mobile?• Calendar?• Chat?• Expert Hubs?• Higher ed partnerships• local networks i.e. wikis

Hard Power World

Social Capital World•Civic Technology Tools •Big Data Analytics•Knowledge Curation•Local, Social, Mobile

• Corruption• Dominance of Narrow

Interests• Obsolescence• Incapacitation• Centralization

PAST FUTURE

PRO-ACTION

REACTION

US Government Legislative Branch

Documents

Transcript of US Government Legislative Branch

Government Institutions: Legislative Branch

Government Chapter Five Unit 2: The Legislative Branch.

Legislative Branch American Government Mr. Bordelon.

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH US Government: Mrs. Lacks.

Government Institutions: Legislative Branch. Congressional Structure.

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THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Mike Pinson Standards Example: checks by the legislative branch on other branches of government Comparing rules of operation.

State Government Executive Branch The executive branch puts the laws and programs passed by the legislative branch into action. In the national government,

The Legislative Branch of Government

Unit 4: Institutions of Government Legislative Branch.

The Branches of Government. The Executive Branch The Legislative Branch The Judicial Branch The House of Commons.

Branches of Government : The Executive Branch. Executive Branch (middle) Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch.

3 Branches of U.S. Government. Article I – Legislative Branch Believed the Legislative Branch would have the most important role making laws.

Branches of Government Legislative. Three Branches of Government 1.) Legislative Branch = makes laws 2.) Executive Branch = implements laws 3.) Judicial.

Three branches of Government Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch.

Legislative Branch and Executive Branch Committee ...ocmc.ohio.gov/ocmc/uploads/Legislative Branch and Executive Branch... · Legislative Branch and Executive Branch Committee Frederick

Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government

Ideologies Political Parties Executive Branch Legislative Branch Levels of Government 10 20 30 40 50.