unit 2: lesson 1( senate + house)

what is the United States Congress?

a bicameral legislature

what does a bicameral legislature mean?

it contains two houses

how many houses did Congress have under the articles of confederation have?

One

under which article was the constitution congressional power was divided in two?

divide

Article one

The Senate

For each state is represented equally

how is the Senate represented?

Which state has two representative and therefore two votes

What is the Senate considered as?

The more mature body in Congress because they are required to be older than those in the house

because they’re required to be older than

What are the qualifications to become a senator?

senator?

1) must be at least 30 years old

2) hold 6 year terms

What’s a disadvantage of having only two senators that represent the entire state?

state

it’s that it’s they are less connected to that they represent

thethe people that they represent

What do senators deal more with?

Big issues and generality

House of Representatives

each state is represented by the population

How does the House of Representatives represent themselves?

represent ?

More popular states have more representatives and less popular states have less representatives

what is a rule in the House of Representatives ?

the House of Representatives

That each state is guaranteed at least one representative no matter how small it is

it is

What did the federal law caps the number of representatives at?

435

How to figure out how many representatives each state gets?

Using the census(based on the data seats in the house are reappointed to reflect the current population)

reflect

Census

Happens every 10 years, and measures how many people live in the US and where they live

how many people

What are the requirements to become a member In the House of Representatives?

House of Representatives

1) must be at least 25 years old

2) hold two year terms

What is the purpose of only serving two year terms in the House of Representatives?

Representative’s

Because representatives face re-election not too long after they get the position. It allows them to be more responsive to the people who elected them.

not too long after

What does the House of Representatives deal with?

Closer to the issues that people in their districts care about

districts care about

Because they serve shorter terms in the

House of Representatives, they are….

House of Representatives they are

less Likely to form bipartisan coalitions in

In order to pursue various legislative goals

ordeorder to pursue variations

Coalition

An alliance of legislators that work together for a common goal

What is the purpose of congress?

Embodies the legislative branch, so thier goal in the government is to make laws

How are laws made?

1) Both houses of Congress ( senate + house)have agreed to vote on identical versions of the bill

2) if they both agree, then he gets past to the president for signing

what needs to happen for the bill to get

Passed?

past

There’s a lot of debate that happens on the floors of the Senate in the House of Representatives

Representatives

When it comes to debate, what are the

Senate ?

rules for the Senate

Fewer members= unlimited debate, relaxed , and informal

When it comes to debate, what are the rules for the house of representatives?

for the House of Representatives?

Many members = one hour limit, more structured , and governed by rules

how does Congress get their power?

Article one section 8

What’s an article one section 8?

The enumerated powers

What are the enumerated powers?

It’s a section in that article that lists the powers that belong to the Congress,which enables them to do the work of passing legislation

What are the 5 Main enumerated powers ?

1) power to pass a federal budget( power of the purse )

2) power to raise revenue( accomplished through taxation through income taxes, tariffs, etc)

3) power to coin money

4) power to declare war

5) power to raise and maintain the armed forces

What are the implied powers of congress

The powers that belong to congress but aren’t actually written in article1 section 8

are

Why does Congress get implied powers?

They gain this power from the necessary improper clause at the end of article one section 8

What are the necessary and proper

Clause ?

clause?

it gives Congress the power to make claws that are not specifically listed in but they are”necessary “to help them carry out thier listed powers

carry out their list the constitution