Congressional committees
Organization of Congress. Congress’ Constitutional responsibilities To provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States… …Lay and.
Now we hAve A New government. Constitution 1787 Federalism – Strong national government co-exists with a state government Supremacy Clause Objectives.
Congress House of Representatives & Senate. House of Representatives House of Representatives 435 Members House of Representatives 435 Members Speaker.
Congress in Action Background Information Referencing Chapter 10/11.
The Senate: 114 th Congress. The Senate 17 th Amendment – senators elected by popular vote of people Each state has 2 Senators Senate has 100 voting members.
Tales from the Sausage Factory: How the Federal Government Gets a Budget
Organization of Congress. Given re-election motive, Congress as an institution will… Be an ombudsman Expresses constituency preferences, not necessarily.
The Senate. 17 th Amendment – senators elected by popular vote of people Each state has 2 Senators Senate has 100 voting members (no non-voting delegates)
