congress

House of Representatives

435 members

Each state is guaranteed one seat

Every 10 years after the the census seat are reappropriated

Texas florid cali 1/3

Reapportioned

Reduburstions of the seats in congress

Elections

Hold on Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year

Gerrymandering

Lines are drawn to the advantage of the dominate party or faction in power

Also called redistricting

Legal in most cases but not if based on race

Qualifications of House members

At least 25

Must be U.S citizen for at least seven years

Must be inhabitant of the state they want to represent

Out of custom not law but you should live in the district ou want to represent

House maybe judge and vote on challenge of member being seated (may be removed from the house corruption of disorderly behavior)

Senate

100 members

Two from each state

Direct election of US Senators came from the 17th amendment in 1913

Elected for 6 years but only 1/3 expires every two years

Less subject to public opinion and pressure

qualification of TJE Senate

Must be at least 30 years old

Citizen dor at least 9 years

Inhabitant of the state YPU represent

May punish or expel a member with 2/3’s of the majority

Point on members of congress

Average age im house is 49 and 55 in state

In 2015 it increased to 58 in house and 65 in senate

Average age of US citizen is 39

Most are white males

Over half the senate is lawyers and little less than half is representative ARW lawyers(influences how are bill is written)

They’re job

Make law

Serve communities

Represent their consulates

Opening day of the house

Open in January of every dod number

Clerk of the house of the house proceedings term

Rule check is taken

They choose a speaker

The deem of the house who is a member of elected of the longest in the services

Administers the oath of office to the speaker then swears in the rest of the house

Rules are formally adopted

Members are appointed to the 22 permitted new

Opening day of the senate

There are so few members these few are sworn in and put on some of the 16th permanent committees

State of the union address

When the president outlined his goals to the public

Wilson gave the first one

Both house members and senator cabinet members the Supreme Court are present

Preserving officers in the house

Speaker of the house is set up by the constitution

His positioned is voted on every two years

Majority party leader

Purpose to preserve keep order and recognize

Is required to vote only to break a tide

If his vote causes a tied the bill is defeated

Follows the VP in the session live of presidency

Floor leaders

After the speaker is the majority and minority his purpose is to write their party members either behind or against a bill

Assisted by whips it’s purpose is to get a accurate vote count before the formal vote on a bill

Vice president

The president of the senate

NOT a member of the senate

Only can vote if there is a tie

If not present the president protempore (majority party member elected by the senate and can vote any time) serves in his space

Senate floor leaders

also inserted by whips

Both houses

They both have a party caucus (meeting of party elites)

In the party caucus is the policy committee which is the elective committee of the caucus

Make decisions of who’s going to be the floor leader