Unit III Lesson 1Intro to Congress

Essential Question:• What are the institutions and

policy-making processes of the national government?

• What are the links between

the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?

Unit I

1787

Unit II

*Preamble

Article I - The Legislative Branch

Article II -- The Executive Branch

Article III -- The Judicial Branch

Article IV -- Concerning the States

Article V - Amendment Process

Article VI- Legal Status of the Constitution

Article VII – Signatures

*Amendments

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Congress

Congress has the power to:

*Make national laws (really “bills”)

“Bills”

Laws

“Law”

“National Laws”

*Govern Washington D.C. and other U.S. Territories

6 Million

“U.S. Territories”

Capital

Capital

“The Federal City”

*Raise/lower national taxes The Typical American

National

April

State Income

Tax

*Declare war

The Typical

American

“Commander-in-Chief”

Unit IV

Lastly…

*Congress can also do a whole bunch of other stuff!!!

• Establish naturalization rules (requirements a person must meet in order to become a U.S. Citizen)

• Establish post offices• Establish federal courts• Print and regulate the value of money• Issue patents and copyrights

And a whole lot of other things!

Article I Section 8

“Enumerated

Powers”

“The Congress shall have Power

to provide and maintain a Navy”

Article I Section 8

“Enumerated Powers”

(Sometimes called “Expressed Powers”)-

Powers given to Congress that are specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution

“Enumerated Powers”

“Enumerated Powers”Article I Section 8

Congress

or “Expressed Powers”“Enumerated Powers”

Which of the following is the primary responsibility of Congress?

A.Amending the U.S. Constitution

B.Confirming nominations of the executive branch

C.Impeaching the president and federal judges

D.Policymaking and Lawmaking

Article I Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution specifically states that Congress can coin money and establish federal courts; these

are two examples of:

A.Enumerated Powers

B.Implied Powers

C.Concurrent Powers

D.Reserved Powers

All of the following are powers granted to Congress in the U.S. Constitution EXCEPT?

A.To Lay and Collect Taxes

B.To Recognize Foreign Governments

C.To Declare War

D.To Raise and Support an Army