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Big Picture: Representative Democracy. Congress = the Legislative Branch What does Congress do?. What does Congress do? “Translate the public will into public policy in the form of law.”. What does Congress do? Congress decides what the (federal) government will do. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Big Picture:
Representative Democracy
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Congress = the Legislative Branch
What does Congress do?
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What does Congress do?
“Translate the public will into public policy in the form of law.”
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What does Congress do?
Congress decides what the (federal) government will do.
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What does Congress look like? How is Congress
structured and organized?
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U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Bicameral Legislature
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U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
233 Republicans – 200 Democrats - 2 Vacant 46 Reps – 52 Dems- 2 Ind
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Why bicameral?• Historical
Parliament Colonial legislatures
• Practical: Connecticut Compromise• Checks and balances
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Indiana’s Congressional
Delegation
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Indiana’s Congressional
Delegation
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Indiana’s Congressional
Delegation
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Indiana’s Congressional
Delegation
Senior Senator Dan Coats
Junior Senator Joe Donnelly
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“Term”• Term of Congress (2 years)
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“Term”• Term of Congress (2 years)• Term of a member of the House (2 years)
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“Term”• Term of a member of the Senate (6 years)
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“Term”• Term of a President (4 years)
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“Term”
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“Term”
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“Off-year” Election
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“Term”
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Congressional Basics #1Reapportionment (House)
• 1st Congress: 65 members (1:37,000)• Census every 10 years; ratio maintained• House grows to 435 in 1910• 1920 – no reapportionment• Reapportionment Act of 1929
“permanent” size of 435 Seats rearranged based on population 1:700,000
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Congressional Basics #1Districts (House)
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Congressional Basics #1Districts (House)
• Required since 1842
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Candidates run in each
district
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Congressional Basics #1Districts (House)
• Required since 1842• Contiguous
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term
Members
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years
Members
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years
Members
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years
Members
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years 9 years
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years 9 years"natural
born"
Political Disposition
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years 9 years"natural
born"
Political Disposition
Responsive to changing
will
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years 9 years"natural
born"
Political Disposition
Responsive to changing
willStabilizing
force
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Congressional Basics #1House Senate President
Supreme Court
Apportionment Population By state
Term 2 years 6 years 4 years Life
Members 435 100 1 9
Age 25 30 35
Citizenship 7 years 9 years"natural
born"
Political Disposition
Responsive to changing
willStabilizing
force Politically insulated
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Congressional Basics #1
CompensationA. Salary: $174,000
1. Speaker: $223,5002. Party leaders: $193,400
B. Health and retirement benefitsC. StaffD. Travel expenses