Warm Up

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Warm Up

• Have out your Decoding the Constitution Worksheet
• Prepare for Notes

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Warm Up Cite From ConstitutionArt. Sect. Clause
Know this for the quiz fo real!

• Senate
• How many legislators?
• Requirements for eligibility?
• House of Representatives
• How Many legislators?
• Requirements for entry?
• What are some of the powers of Congress?

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The Legislative Branch

• The Workings of Congress

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The Role of Congress

• Two Main Roles
• Control Government Spending
• Make Laws

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Government Spending

• Congress appropriates all tax funds
• Tax and spending bills start in House
• This is a check!

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Making Laws

• A bill is a proposed law
• Thousands are proposed each year

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The Legislative Process

• Bill is submitted by legislator
• Goes to a standing committee
• Sent to subcommittee
• Goes to floor for debate

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Legislative Process (contd)

• If passes one house, it goes to the other
• Must pass both houses as same bill
• If not same bill a joint committee meets
• Goes to president for signature
• If vetoed 2/3 over ride vote

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Legislative Process (contd)

• At any time a bill can be killed
• At any time a bill can be added to (rider)
• At any time the bill can be sent back to
  committee
• At any time the bill can be changed (amended)

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School House Rock!
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Warm Up

• Grab a Legislative Process Handout and Read
• Prepare for Notes

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The Senate and the House
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Roles of The House and Senate

• Both Representative bodies of the people
• Different powers in Constitution

I wrote the Constitution while eating pancakes
Oh how I love pancakes! Oh yeah, and different
roles of the House and Senate was a good idea,
wasnt it!
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Constitutional Roles

• What article deals with the Legislative Branch?
• What roles are given to each house by the
  Constitution?
• CHECK IT OUT! (Page 233)

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House of Representatives
Ill get you House of Representatives !

• All tax and spending bills
• Bring charges against (impeach) President

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The Senate
I was impeached, but those Senators couldnt get
the votes!

• Try all impeachments
• May propose or concur on Amendments
• Approves all foreign treaties
• Approve Supreme Court

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Committees in Congress
I served on the first Foreign Affairs committee.

• 4 Types of Committees
• Standing Committees
• Subcomittee
• Select Committees
• Joint Committee
• Conference Committee

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Standing Committee

• Permanent groups that specialize in a certain
  topic

• Example The House Committee on Agriculture
• http//www.house.gov/agriculture/

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Subcommittee

• Smaller portion of committee that focuses on one
  particular aspect

• Example The House Committee on Agriculture
• http//www.house.gov/agriculture/
• Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture

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Select Committee

• Meet to focus on special issues
• Can we think of an example of a special issue?

I was a special issue. Currently there is a
House Select Committee on me!
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Joint Committee

• A committee that meets between House and Senate
  to discuss issues

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Conference Committee

• Special meeting between House and Senate that
  corrects differences between similar bills

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What type of committees exist today?

• 20 Senate Committees
• 22 House Committees
• http//www.senate.gov/
• http//www.house.gov/

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The Executive Branch

• Our Nations Leader A Man of Many Hats

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The Leader of the Free World

• The President is our first and foremost
  representative to our country and to the world
• The President decides our countrys policies both
  foreign and domestic

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The President

• The Chief Executive of our Government
• Some of the Roles the President has
• Chief Executive
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Diplomat
• Chief of State
• Commander in Chief
• Policy Maker
• Leader of his Party

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Chief Executive
Hey Bill, wanna hang out later?
YOU KNOW IT! As soon as I am done jamming out!
Lets go knock over some mailboxes!

• Appoints several thousand officials
• Oversees executive department
• Executes the laws

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Chief Legislator

• Has ability to propose and introduce legislation
• What is the Presidents role in checks and
  balances?

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The President as our Representative Abroad

• Mostly as Chief Diplomat
• Sets up trade agreements
• Peace treaties

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Chief of State

• Represents the whole nation
• particularly when the President
• attends meetings and conferences
• that involve other countries and
• governments.

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Military Leader

• Head of all military branches of government
• Commander in Chief

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Policy Maker

• The President determines how our country work on
  a variety of issues
• Ex. Social Security, Trade, Workers rights

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Leader of Party

• In more recent times, the President is the Leader
  of his political party
• Represents all of the goals and aspirations of
  his party

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A Man of Many Hats

• Design 2 Hats that illustrate a different
  constitutional role/power of the President
• Make it colorful, and informative
• Use page 225 in book to help.

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Warm Up

• Grab a Worksheet from table up front
• Read over

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How does the President get Elected?

• The Electoral College