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CONGRESS
MR. LIPMAN’S AP GOVERNMENT POWER POINT FOR CHAPTER 7
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THE BASICS
Three way battle for power with Judiciary and Executive
Direct election of Senators-17th AmendmentTwo houses in one branchCensus / Apportionment / RedistrictingAll power stems from Article I – Section 8435 members for house and 100 for Senate
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In 2003, Texas Democrats left the state in order to hold off the necessary quorum
needed by Republicans to do what?
A.Take control of the legislatureB.Pass an affirmative action billC.End the death penalty in TexasD.Pass a Republican-sponsored redistricting
billE.Pass a bill requiring the state board of
education to stay out of the process of textbook selection
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In 2003, Texas Democrats left the state in order to hold off the necessary quorum
needed by Republicans to do what?
A.Take control of the legislatureB.Pass an affirmative action billC.End the death penalty in TexasD.Pass a Republican-sponsored
redistricting billE.Pass a bill requiring the state board of
education to stay out of the process of textbook selection
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Figure 7.2: What is gerrymandering?
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A bill, or proposed law, cannot become law without the consent of what entity?
A. The SenateB. The HouseC. Both the House and SenateD. The Bill CommitteeE. The people
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A bill, or proposed law, cannot become law without the consent of what entity?
A. The SenateB. The HouseC.Both the House and SenateD. The Bill CommitteeE. The people
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THE BASICS
House members must be 25Senate members must be 30All members must live in their
“districts”Impeachment process starts in houseAll revenue bills must start in houseSpeaker of house is 3rd in lineSenate Pro-Tem is 4th in line (seniority)Vice-President only votes in case of a tie
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Table 7.1: What are the powers of Congress?
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TYPES OF COMMITTEES
Standing Committees (permanent)Joint Committees ( house and senate)
Conference Committees (bill reconciliation)
Select/Special Committees (temporary)
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Bills can be forced out of a House committee by what?
A. A majority voteB. A two-thirds voteC. A chairpersonD. A discharge petitionE. A majority leader
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Bills can be forced out of a House committee by what?
A. A majority voteB. A two-thirds voteC. A chairpersonD.A discharge petitionE. A majority leader
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TYPES OF COMMITTEES CON’T
Oversight Committees: Job is to oversee the executive agencies that are involved in regulation to insure that they are carrying out the intent of the law that created them.
Congressional Review: allows congress to nullify an agency regulation within 60 days of its becoming effective.
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Figure 7.3: How are the House of Representatives and the Senate organized?
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COMMITTEES CONTINUED
House “rules” committee is key and members are selected by “Speaker”.
Majority and Minority leaders pick committee appointments except for rules committee
Committee chair now limited to six years in house but no limit in Senate
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Table 7.5: What were the committees of the 111th Congress?
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How does a bill become a law?
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JOB OF THE ELECTED
Pork (bill creating jobs or money for district)
Logrolling (rep. votes in favor of colleague bill in exchange for return favor)
Serving two distinct groups: Party leaders, colleagues and lobbyists- Constituents (voters back home)1)Trustee: rep who votes best judgment2)Delegate: votes the way constituents want3) Politico: votes a combination of 1 and 2
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Congressional Support Agencies
1. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)2. Congressional Research Service (CRS)
3. General Accountability Office (GAO)
More than 9000 bills are introduced each year but less than 10% of them will become law
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THE SENATE
Hold : Allows a senator to be notified before action is taken on a bill
Filibuster: Unlimited debate so nothing elsecan be taken up
Cloture vote: 60 members can stop a filibuster
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THE SENATE CON’T
Must approve all high level executive appointments by a majority vote
Must approve all federal judges by a majority vote
Must approve all foreign treaties by a 2/3 vote
Senatorial Courtesy: Senator gets to select judge to fill a seat in his/her state when vacancy occurs (if President goes along with it)
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DECLARING WAR
Only Congress can declare warWar Powers Act passed to limit
President’s power to commit forces in foreign lands without Congressional approval
Congress appropriates all funds and thus can also stop armed forces on foreign soil by not approving funds (not easy to do)
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The War Powers Act of 1973 has been considered by many to be what?
A.Quite powerfulB.A successC.Largely ineffectiveD.UnconstitutionalE.Both C and D
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The War Powers Act of 1973 has been considered by many to be what?
A.Quite powerfulB.A successC.Largely ineffectiveD.UnconstitutionalE.Both C and D
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PRESIDENTS POWER OVER A BILL
1. Sign it2. Veto it3. Do nothing and after 10 days it becomes law if Congress is still in session
4. Pocket Veto: Do nothing and Congress adjourns before 10 days elapse it will become a veto
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The Tenure of Office Act was passed to do what?
A.Ensure tenure of members of CongressB.Prevent Franklin D. Roosevelt from removing
Supreme Court justices he disagreed withC.Prevent President Andrew Johnson from
removing Lincoln cabinet appointeesD.Prevent President Bill Clinton from firing
insubordinate bureaucratsE.Ensure that Supreme Court justices would
have their positions for life
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The Tenure of Office Act was passed to do what?
A.Ensure tenure of members of CongressB.Prevent Franklin D. Roosevelt from removing
Supreme Court justices he disagreed withC.Prevent President Andrew Johnson from
removing Lincoln cabinet appointeesD.Prevent President Bill Clinton from firing
insubordinate bureaucratsE.Ensure that Supreme Court justices would
have their positions for life