Agenda- 9/12 1.Lecture Ch. 12 Part I 2.Work on bills 3.Congress WS 4.HW: Finish bill, WS.
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Agenda- 9/12 1.Lecture Ch. 12 Part I 2.Work on bills 3.Congress WS 4.HW : Finish bill, WS
Transcript of Agenda- 9/12 1.Lecture Ch. 12 Part I 2.Work on bills 3.Congress WS 4.HW: Finish bill, WS.
Agenda- 9/12
1. Lecture Ch. 12 Part I
2. Work on bills
3. Congress WS
4. HW: Finish bill, WS
Lecture Ch. 12 Sec. 1 & 2 Congress Organizes &
Committees in Congress
Opening Day
1. House of Reps.-Swearing in-Oath-Elections
2. Senate-Continuous body
The Presiding Officers1. House of Rep.
-Speaker of the House2. Senate
-President of the Senate (Vice-President)-President Pro Tempore
3. Both-Floor Leaders-”Whips” – no strays-Party Caucus-Committee Chairmen
4. Seniority Rule
Committees in CongressStanding Committees
-permanent committees
(Way & Means Comm.)
-agriculture, armed services, banking
Select Committees
-temporary committees
-Iraq War, 9/11, steroids in baseball
Joint Committees
-a committee made up of members of both houses
-can be permanent or temporary
-investigative
(McCarthy Hearings)
Conference Committees
-a committee made up of members of both houses
-job is to iron out the differences in a bill
“There ought to be a law…”
• First, take your “law idea” and do a rough draft of your law into the “Bill Format” on a left side page of your notebook. (20 min)
“There ought to be a law…”• Get in to a group (Committees) of 4 and share out each
of your ideas. Start thinking about which one is the best one which you think could pass the “Class Congress.”
• See handout about final bill for revisions & begin working on your bills as a group.
• Your group will make a decision on its best bill on Monday.
• Remember - Your bill should be on a left-side page of your notebook when it is finished.
