logging in or signing up Topic 06 Congress Quintilliano Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 478 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 08, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Outline: Congress: Outline: Congress Basics Elections Differences between chambers Incumbency Structure and Processes Party Leadership The Committee System Norms How a Bill Becomes Law Basics: Basics Members Basics: Basics Members Who can run? House Senate “Representative?”108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th CongressElections: Elections Great Compromise Differences in Elections House Senate ReapportionmentElections: Elections Reapportionment CA gained more seats (7) in 1990 than Iowa has (5) CA has more seats than the following, combined: IA, MN, WI, ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, CO, AR, WY, AK! Size of the HouseElections: Elections IncumbencyElections: ElectionsElections: Elections Incumbency Why so much incumbency? Members like serving Voters keep re-electing them Tactics: Claim credit Take positions AdvertiseElections: Elections Campaign money Pitfalls of incumbency Troublesome issues Personal misconduct Strong challengersStructure and Process: Structure and Process House Party Leadership Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX) Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Whips Roy Blunt (R-MO) Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Rules CommitteeStructure and Process: Structure and Process Senate Party Leadership Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) Structure and Process: Structure and Process The Committee System “Congress in session is Congress on display. Congress in committee is Congress at work.” Woodrow Wilson (1885)Structure and Process: Structure and Process The Committee System House Senate Chairs NormsHow a Bill Becomes Law: How a Bill Becomes Law How a Bill Becomes Law: How a Bill Becomes Law The Legislative Obstacle Course Legislators as LawmakersSummary of House-Senate Differences: Summary of House-Senate Differences House 2 year terms Chosen by districts 435 members Rigid rules Taxing and Spending Impeachment charges More partisan Senate 6 year terms Chosen by states 100 members Loose rules Treaties and appointments Impeachment trial Less party loyalty Comparison with the British Parliament: Comparison with the British Parliament Fusion, not separation, of powers Parliament manages both the legislative and executive powers Legislative powers include passing laws Executive powers include choosing prime minister (who leads majority party) and his/her cabinet Bicameral House of Commons and House of Lords Comparison with the British Parliament: Comparison with the British Parliament House of Commons 659 elected MPs More powerful house Most bills introduced by the “government” (i.e., prime minister and cabinet) House of Lords 92 hereditary peers (e.g., dukes, earls) 544 others appointed for life by Queen and bishops of the Church of England Has little power You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Topic 06 Congress Quintilliano Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 478 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 08, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Outline: Congress: Outline: Congress Basics Elections Differences between chambers Incumbency Structure and Processes Party Leadership The Committee System Norms How a Bill Becomes Law Basics: Basics Members Basics: Basics Members Who can run? House Senate “Representative?”108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th Congress108th Congress: 108th CongressElections: Elections Great Compromise Differences in Elections House Senate ReapportionmentElections: Elections Reapportionment CA gained more seats (7) in 1990 than Iowa has (5) CA has more seats than the following, combined: IA, MN, WI, ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, CO, AR, WY, AK! Size of the HouseElections: Elections IncumbencyElections: ElectionsElections: Elections Incumbency Why so much incumbency? Members like serving Voters keep re-electing them Tactics: Claim credit Take positions AdvertiseElections: Elections Campaign money Pitfalls of incumbency Troublesome issues Personal misconduct Strong challengersStructure and Process: Structure and Process House Party Leadership Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX) Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Whips Roy Blunt (R-MO) Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Rules CommitteeStructure and Process: Structure and Process Senate Party Leadership Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) Structure and Process: Structure and Process The Committee System “Congress in session is Congress on display. Congress in committee is Congress at work.” Woodrow Wilson (1885)Structure and Process: Structure and Process The Committee System House Senate Chairs NormsHow a Bill Becomes Law: How a Bill Becomes Law How a Bill Becomes Law: How a Bill Becomes Law The Legislative Obstacle Course Legislators as LawmakersSummary of House-Senate Differences: Summary of House-Senate Differences House 2 year terms Chosen by districts 435 members Rigid rules Taxing and Spending Impeachment charges More partisan Senate 6 year terms Chosen by states 100 members Loose rules Treaties and appointments Impeachment trial Less party loyalty Comparison with the British Parliament: Comparison with the British Parliament Fusion, not separation, of powers Parliament manages both the legislative and executive powers Legislative powers include passing laws Executive powers include choosing prime minister (who leads majority party) and his/her cabinet Bicameral House of Commons and House of Lords Comparison with the British Parliament: Comparison with the British Parliament House of Commons 659 elected MPs More powerful house Most bills introduced by the “government” (i.e., prime minister and cabinet) House of Lords 92 hereditary peers (e.g., dukes, earls) 544 others appointed for life by Queen and bishops of the Church of England Has little power