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VI
House Leadership
Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the House
House Leadership
Steny HoyerMajority Leader
House Leadership
John BoehnerMinority Leader
Senate Leadership
Robert ByrdPresident Pro Tempore
Senate Leadership
Harry ReidMajority Leader
Senate Leadership
Mitch McConnellMinority Leader
Term Definition
EXPRESSED POWERS
IMPLIED POWERS
INHERENT POWERS
POWERS ACTUALLY WRITTEN OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION
THOSE POWERS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY STATED, BUT ARE ASSUMED
POWERS THAT EXIST BECAUSE IT IS A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
What is gerrymandering?
Drawing congressional districts in order to gain an advantages for one political party
I’m Thomas Jefferson. I am a STRICT constructionist. The expressed powers and only
absolutely necessary implied powers should be granted to
Congress.
I’m Alexander Hamilton. I am a
LIBERAL constructionist. The
Constitution should be interpreted loosely to allow for a powerful
government to do what it needs to do
HAMILTON and the LIBERAL CONSTRUCTIONISTS win the battle
17th Amendment
Clause 1. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each
State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.