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• Assignment # 51, C.3.3

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• Due Monday 12-4-17 by 9am

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Makes Laws

Enforces Laws

Interprets Laws

Branches of Government Song

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5K4ZK0ILY

Assignment 50 Stamp Check

• Please open your workbooks to page 45

Structure of the U.S. Constitution

Part 1. Preamble

Part 2. Articles 1-7 (I-VII)

Part 3. Amendments 1-10 (I-X) The Bill of Rights

Part 4. Amendments 11-27

What are we learning?

• C.1.6

Today

• Assignment 51

• Workbook pages 45 & 46

• You will get a stamp if you follow along and make any corrections if needed.

• This is critical information for the midterm exam.

• What is the name of the two chambers of the Legislative Branch?

• workbook page 45- Legislative Scavenger Hunt

Assignment 48


Assignment 48 Congress


Assignment 48

Makes Laws


Assignment 48

Makes Laws

Enforces Laws


Assignment 48

Makes Laws

Enforces Laws

Interprets Laws

The House of Representatives

Each state is given a certain number of members in the House based on the state’s

population. They vote on federal laws.

Review- Not notes

U.S. House of Representative districts.Each state is broken into Districts. Each district

represents about 700,000 voters.

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U.S. House of Representative districts.Each state is broken into Districts. Each district

represents about 700,000 voters.

What district is Carwise Middle

School in?

Who is the US. House Representative for Carwise Middle school.

Gus Bilirakis (R)

House of Representatives

• Number of representatives: 435

• Head of House of Representatives

– Speaker of the House

Speaker of the house

Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.)

How many times has Congress met?

115th Congress

Who’s got the majority in the House?

Who’s got the majority in the House?

• 239 Republicans in the House of Representatives • 194 Democrats • 2 vacant seats.


• Term: 2 years

• Qualifications

– 25 years old

– 7 years as a U.S. citizen

– Resident of represented state



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Impeaching the US President

Step 1The House

votes to charge an official with

Articles of Impeachment


Step 1The House


Articles of Impeachment.

Step 2The trail takes

place in the Senate.


Step 1The House





The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court acts

as the judge. Chief Justice John Roberts



Congress

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The U.S. Senate



Congress

25

Senate

• Term of office: 6 years

• Qualifications:

– 30 years old

– 9 years a citizen of the U.S.

– Resident of the represented state



Congress

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Step 1The House





The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court acts

as the judge. Chief Justice John Roberts



Congress

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The Chief Justice

Senate

• Special Powers

– Approves treaties

– Approves appointments

– Acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment



Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate


• Special Powers of the House of Representatives

– All spending (appropriations) bills start here

– Bring articles of impeachment against high ranking officials



Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate


Bill to law



Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate


The President

Bill to law

Veto override requires 2/3 majority of both chambers

2/3 yeah vote

2/3 yeah vote

Who’s got the majority in the Senate?

• 115th Congress

• 52 Republicans

• 46 Democrats

• 2 independents, both of whom caucus with the Democrats.

Who are Florida’s 2 senators?

Senate

• Number of Senators: 100

• Head of the Senate: U.S. Vice President

• Day to day head of Senate: President Pro Tempore



Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate


The PresidentOverride with 2/3 vote of Both chambers

Major Powers of Congress(enumerated or delegated powers)

• Raise and collect taxes

• Borrow money

• Regulate trade

• Set laws for Naturalization

• Coin Money

• Create Post office

• Set up lower federal courts

• Declare war

• Establish and make rules for the military

• Elastic clause- implied power

Who’s got the majority in the Senate?

Part of the system of checks and balances



Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate




Assignment 48

Congress

Congress

Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate



Major Powers of Congress(enumerated or delegated powers)

• Raise and collect taxes

• Borrow money

• Regulate trade

• Set laws for Naturalization

• Coin Money

• Create Post office

• Set up lower federal courts

• Declare war

• Establish and make rules for the military

• Elastic clause- implied power


Assignment 48

Congress

CongressCongress

Congress

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The Chief Justice

The Senate



Congress

• Both houses make their own rules for behavior and punishments

– Censure: formally reprimand, written in the record

– Fines and penalties may be set for some offenses

– Expulsion: members with gross misconduct may be thrown out of office

Powers denied Congress

• Cannot suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus-must show cause for holding a suspect exceptin wartime

• No ex post facto law- cannot punish a person for an act committed before there was a law against it.

Powers denied Congress

• No direct tax- the 16th amendment allows income tax

• No tax on exports

• All states must be treated the same

• Congress must approve all expenditures (spending) of the President (checks and balances)

• No titles of nobility

Powers denied the States

• Cannot coin money

• Cannot have a state militia, troops, or navy

• Cannot make treaties

• No ex post facto law

• Cannot suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus

• No import or export tax

• No titles of nobility

• Cannot pass any law that the Federal government is not allowed to pass (Supremacy clause)

ELASTIC CLAUSE

• The necessary and proper clause gives Congress the power to make laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the delegated duties

• Also known as the ‘elastic clause’ it stretches the power given Congress

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