DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 11/24/10, Topic: Congress Sim2) Next line, write “Opener #49” and then:

1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) Rate your understanding of yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)

3) Respond to the Opener by writing at least 1 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND

Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

Summary of the clip OR/AND

Announcements: None

Agenda1) Congress Introduction

What you will be able to do:1) Know how Congress works for you

Reminder1) No homework

Quiz (10 Points)2) Clear desk of everything except a

writing tool3) When done, turn quiz face down.

5) Circle just the dots.

4) Quiz # 2

Notes #48a, Title: “Congress Notes”

1) How a Bill Becomes a Law

1) Committee votes: 1/2+2) Floor votes: 1/2+ (If a Senate filibuster, 60+ to

stop filibuster, 60 is key!)3) Other chamber:(H or S)4) Conference Comm: Work

out any differences, then both H+S vote again (1/2+)

5) Pres Signs or Override Veto: 2/3 H+S to override

Notes #49a, Title: “Congressional Powers”

1) Unique Senate Power: a) Amendments: Any

senator can suggest bill edits (even riders)

b) Riders: Additions that are off topic

c) Earmarks: Specifying spending (on/off topic)

d) Filibuster: Any senator can talk to delay a bill (Cloture: 60 votes stop filibuster

e) Confirm Presidential Appointees: 1/2+

f) Ratify Treaties: 2/3+

Notes #41a, Title: “Congressional Powers”

2) Unique HoR Power:

a) Introduce taxes: Only HoR has Ways + Means Com. to introduce taxes

Reminder that the House is more extreme and has more rules, why they have a Rules Committee.

3) Most Powerful Member of CongressSpeaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader:

Leaders elected by majority party. Keeps party order by picking which com. you are in and which committee’s bills are sent to.

Speaker of the House: John Boehner (R)Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid (D)

Former Powerful Members:House Rules Chairperson: Louise SlaughterHouse Ways & Means: Charles Rangel House Finance: Barney FrankHouse Appropriations: David Obey Senate Appropriations: Robert Byrd Senate Judiciary: Patrick Leahy

4) Tools Party Leader Can Use:Committee Assignments (majority appoints chairs)Office SpaceRaise Campaign Funds (DSCC, DCCC, NRSC, NRCC)

Diane Feinstein’s Committees(Former SF Mayor)AppropriationsJudiciary

Barbara Boxer’s Committees(Career Politician)Commerce+ScienceEnvironment*, Foreign RelationsEthics*

Mike Honda’s Committees(Sunnyvale HS Teacher)Appropriations

*Chair of that committee

Journ. #49a, Title “West Wing APA Notes”1) Copy: Sorkin, Aaron. (1999). Shibboleth. West Wing. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros.

2-X) From show, pick out quotes, ideas, or facts that will support your response to the essay prompt. At the very end, write the in text citation format: (Sorkin, 2009).

Show Review Topic: What aspects of today’s clip will you want to copy in your own film.

Take out the 2 forms + slips

ReviewHow a Bill Becomes a Law 1) Committee votes: 1/2+2) Floor votes: 1/2+ (If a Senate filibuster, 60+ to

stop filibuster, 60 is key!)3) Other chamber:(H or S)4) Conference Comm: Work

out any differences, then both H+S vote again (1/2+)

5) Pres Signs or Override Veto: 2/3 H+S to override

Look For Their LocationsHouse of Reps: Speaker’s Office (DEM)House of Reps: Minority Leader’s Office (GOP)House of Reps: Appropriations CommitteeHouse of Reps: Education CommitteeHouse of Reps: Rules CommitteeConference CommitteeSupreme Court Lobbyist (K-Street)White HouseSenate: Majority Leader’s Office (DEM)Senate: Minority Leader’s Office (GOP)Senate: Appropriations CommitteeSenate: Education CommitteeChairpersonPageHouse Senate

Write 2 Bills: 1 on anything costing money, 2:Pre-SchoolElementary SchoolMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolHigher EducationCommunity CollegeCollege

Past Ideas: Organic food in schools, global sports education, $20,000 extra money for teaching in worst schools, removing tenure at low test score schools, laptops for poor kids, end sports programs in urban poor schools and spend that money on better education.

School Reform Review1) School Structure Reform Ideas: a) Small Learning Communitiesb) Themed (Majors) Schoolsc) At Risk-Gifted (Tracked) Schools2) School Competition Reform Ideas: a) Chartersb) Vouchers3) Teacher Reform Ideas: a) Student Testing Accountabilityb) Reducing Union Power/Tenurec) Pay Teachers More (Combat + Performance Pay)d) Train Teachers to Use More Effective Methods4) Student Reform Ideas: a) Provide Students Tech Resources (Laptops)b) Pay Students

RolesCongress:Write, edit, voteLeader/Speaker:Prioritize, deliver bills

to committeedMinority Leader:Hover com chairs to

pass your billsPres/VP/Lobbyists:Convince Congress

to introduce billTurn in your checks

with your quiz!

RolesCongress:Write, edit, voteLeader/Speaker:Prioritize, deliver bills

to committeedMinority Leader:Hover com chairs to

pass your billsPres/VP/Lobbyists:Convince Congress

to introduce billTurn in your checks

with your quiz!

Journ #49b, Title “Role of Congress”1) What kind of laws should Congressman

Honda make?, Rank A-E2) Record partner’s answer d) Laws that benefit the politician (PAC money)e) Laws based on what ONLY benefits his/her

local community (pork barrel), but won’t benefit the nation

c) Laws based on what the politician thinks is best for the whole nation

d) Laws based on what the voters in his community want him/her to do

e) Laws based on what the politician personally thinks is best

Building a new fighter jet:Pass law appropriating money for aircraft company

that donates to the politician.

F-22 Fighter Program Cost: $62 billion, $137 million per plane.

Parts of it are built in 200 congressional districts.

Journ #49c, Title “Role of Congress”Building a new fighter jet, how should Honda vote:a) Pass law appropriating money for aircraft company

that will build part of the jet in your community, even if it makes the jet more expensive.

b) Pass law appropriating money for aircraft company that will build part of the jet in the most efficient manner, but will bring no jobs to your community.

c) Voting against the law appropriating money for aircraft company because your community voter’s are against military spending, though you are for it.

d) Voting against the law appropriating money for aircraft company because you personally are against it.

1) Write what your partner wrote (include their name).

Notes #41b, Title: “Congress Notes” 5) Kinds of Motivations for Congressmembers:a) Money: Need to run for re-election (2 or 6 yrs)(you a donor, party leadership money, +

president star power all sources)b) President: Veto your bills (2/3 vote to override)pres/exec branch can not be helpful, pres cancampaign for you/against you, not invite to partiesc) Media: Need to not look bad to votersd) Beliefs: Personal desire to do what’s righte) Voter Demands: Voter input in visits to office,

letters, phones, emails, and faxes

REMEMBER GOVT WORKS FOR YOU!