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The Legislative Branch Functions. Congressional Districts. Single-Member: The voters in each District elect on of the State’s Representatives. At-Large: Elected from the State as a whole, rather than from a particular district. . The House of Representatives. Congressional Districts. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Legislative Branch Functions
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Single-Member: The voters in each District elect on of the State’s Representatives.
At-Large: Elected from the State as a whole, rather than from a particular district.
Congressional Districts
The House of Representatives
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Congressional Districts
2002 2012The House of Representatives
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The Senate
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Congressional DistrictsGerrymandering: Districts that have been drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls the State’s legislature.
The House of Representatives
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The SenateOriginally the Senate was chosen
by State Legislatures
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The SenateContinuous Body: A governing unit whose seats are never all up for election at the same time.
The Senate
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Congressional Duties• 1. legislatures
2. Committee members
3. Representatives of their constituents
4. politicians
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Officers of the Legislative Branch
• Speaker of the HouseCurrently: John Boehner
• Presiding officer of the House
• Job: acknowledges speakers, signs bills, appoints committees, calls a vote.
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Officers of the Legislative Branch
• President of the Senate-• V.P.• Less power• Presiding officer but may not speak or debate
• President pro tempore• Resides in V.P.’s absence• Elected by the Senate• Majority Party Leader• Currently: Patrick Leahy
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Officers of the Legislative Branch
• Floor leaders: • majority and minority in the House
and Senate• Legislative strategists
• Committee Chairmen• Heads of standing committees• Chosen by majority• Usually by seniority rule
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2013Congress House LeadershipRepublicans
SPEAKER
MAJORITY LEADER
MAJORITY WHIP
CONFERENCE CHAIR
POLICY CHAIR
NRCC CHAIR
Democrats
MINORITY LEADER
Ast. MIN. LDR.
MINORITY WHIP
CAUCUS CHAIR
DCCC CHAIR
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2012Congress Senate Leadership Republicans
MINORITY LEADER
MINORITY WHIP
CONFERENCE CHAIR
NRSC CHAIR
Democrats
MAJORITY LEADER
MAJORITY WHIP
CONFERENCE CHAIR
DSCC CHAIR
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Committees in Congress• Standing committee: permanent groups
which all similar bills could be sent. (Ex. Budget committee)
• Select committee- a special group set up for a specific purpose for a limited time. (ex. Senate Watergate Committee)
• Joint Committees- members from both houses.
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Committees in Congress• Informal groupings- Black caucus,
democratic study group, House Republican study group, pro-Life caucus, etc.
• Conference Committee- temporary joint body to iron out different versions of a measure
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SESSIONSA session of Congress is that period of time during which,
each year, Congress assembles and conducts business.
*There are two sessions to each term of Congress, one each year.
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Article II, Section IIIOf the Constitution does give the President the powers to Porogue.
* End, Discontinue a session, but only when the two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment. No President has ever had to use that power.
SESSIONS
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SPECIAL SESSION• Only the President may call Congress
into Special Session.
• A meeting to deal with some emergency situation. Only 26 special sessions of Congress have even been held.
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