Chapter Six, Section One
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Chapter Six, Section OneChapter Six, Section One
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How Congress is OrganizedHow Congress is Organized
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““the First Branch of this Government”the First Branch of this Government”
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The U.S. CongressThe U.S. Congress The “Legislative
Branch” of the U.S. Government
Consists of 535 members in a two house (“bicameral”) system.
“House of Representatives” and “Senate”
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The U.S. CongressThe U.S. Congress
Each session begins on January 3rd (of odd numbered years)
We currently have the “111th Congress, 1st Session”
Main duty is to make laws for the nation.
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““U.S. House of Representatives”U.S. House of Representatives” The “lower house” Consists of 435 members Membership based on
population (each state gets at least one)
2 Year Terms Focused on the concerns
of their local “constituents” (people they represent)
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““U.S. House of Representatives”U.S. House of Representatives”
State populations are based on a 10 year “census” (population count) given by the U.S. Census Bureau
States may gain or lose representatives based on the “census”.
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““U.S. House of Representatives”U.S. House of Representatives”
“Congressional districts” are created in each state to create boundaries to give roughly the same number of “constitutents” (people represented) in each area.
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““U.S. House of Representatives”U.S. House of Representatives”
“Gerrymandering” is the process of creating oddly shaped districts to increase the voting strength of a particular group.
Florida (especially in the northeast) has been accused of this in the past.
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““U.S. House of Representatives”U.S. House of Representatives”
Tallahassee and Leon County are currently in the “2nd Congressional District” in Florida.
We are represented by Allen Boyd (D)
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““U.S. Senate”U.S. Senate” The “upper house” Consists of 100 members Membership based on 2
per state. 6 Year Terms (only 1/3
can be up for re-election at one time)
Focused on the concerns of their state “constituents” (people they represent)
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““U.S. Senate”U.S. Senate”
Florida is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Sen. George LeMieux (R)
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““U.S. Senate”U.S. Senate”
Florida is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Bill Nelson (D)
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Congressional LeadershipCongressional Leadership
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Controlling CongressControlling Congress In the Congress,
political parties control each house.
The “majority party” is the party with more than ½ of the membership within their party in that house (other is the “minority party”)
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Controlling CongressControlling Congress
Each “majority party” has a majority leader, who has the task of pushing party issues on the floor of each house.
Assisted by the “majority whip”
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Democratic ControlDemocratic Control In 2009, the
Democratic Party controls BOTH the House of Representatives and the Senate.
As well, the Democrats also control the White House
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House LeadershipHouse Leadership
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““Speaker of the House”Speaker of the House” This is the most
powerful position in the House (3rd in line for presidency)
Main task is to steer legislation and keep control of any debates on the House floor.
Also pushes the agenda of the majority party.
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““Speaker of the House”Speaker of the House”
The current speaker is Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) from California
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House Majority LeaderHouse Majority Leader
The current majority leader of the House of Representatives is Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) of Maryland
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House Majority “Whip”House Majority “Whip”
The current majority “whip” of the House of Representatives is Rep. James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina
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House Minority LeaderHouse Minority Leader
The current minority leader of the House of Representatives is Rep. John Boehner (R) of Ohio
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House Minority “Whip”House Minority “Whip”
The current minority “whip” of the House of Representatives is Rep. Eric Cantor (R) of Virginia
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Senate LeadershipSenate Leadership
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Senate LeadershipSenate Leadership
The “chairperson” of the Senate is the “president pro tempore” (or “Senate Pro Tem”)
“Pro Tempore” means “for the time being”
More ceremonial than influential (but is 4th in line for presidency)
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““Senate Pro Tempore”Senate Pro Tempore”
The current “pro tem” of the Senate is Sen. Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia
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Role of the Vice PresidentRole of the Vice President
The Vice President is technically the presiding officer of the Senate.
They rarely attend debates and only vote in the event of a tie.
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Role of the Vice PresidentRole of the Vice President
The Senate will be presided over by Vice-President Joseph Biden (D)
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Senate Majority LeaderSenate Majority Leader
The current majority leader of the Senate is Sen. Harry Reid (D) of Nevada.
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Senate Majority “Whip”Senate Majority “Whip”
The current majority “whip” of the Senate is Sen. Richard Durbin (D) of Illinois.
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Senate Minority LeaderSenate Minority Leader
The current minority leader of the Senate is Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) of Kentucky
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Senate Minority “Whip”Senate Minority “Whip”
The current minority “whip” of the Senate is Sen. Jon Kyl (R) of Arizona
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Congressional CommitteesCongressional Committees
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Congressional CommitteesCongressional Committees “Congressional
committees” are like mini-legislatures to divide up the work.
There are four main types of Congressional committees.
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Congressional CommitteesCongressional Committees Placement on a
committee is determined by the majority leadership.
“Seniority” (years of service) often dictate who gets on these committees, as well as the leadership positions themselves.
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““Standing Committees”Standing Committees”
“Standing committees” are permanent committees that continue to work from session to session.
The Senate has 16 and the House has 19 “standing committees”
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““Select Committees”Select Committees”
“Select committees” are committees created to do a special job for a limited period of time.
Homeland security, ethics, Indian affairs, etc.
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““Joint Committees”Joint Committees”
“Joint committees” include members from both houses who work together on issues.
The four “joint committees” are Economic, Printing, Taxation, and Library.
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““Conference Committees”Conference Committees”
“Conference committees” helps the House and Senate agree on the details of a proposed law.
These committees are temporary.