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How Congress Works
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Warm up: Get into groups of 4, analyze page 1 of your packet, and come up with answers to questions 1-4 (on a separate sheet of paper).
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Demographic Profile of the 111th Congress
Age Groups
Source: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/demographics.tt
Party
Gender Ethnicity
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Part II
Use page 2-3 in your packet to fill in the differences of the House vs the Senate on your graphic organizer.
Complete the first two columns only.
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Part III: Leadership
Use your packet 4-7 in your packet to complete your House of Representatives and Senate leadership graphic organizer.
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"Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress at work.”
- Woodrow Wilson
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Part IV: Legislative Committees:
Function and Purpose
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Legislative Committees:Function & Purpose
1. Consider bills (a.k.a. “mark-up” bills)
A bill with a member’s mark-up notes
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Legislative Committees:Function & Purpose
2. Maintain oversight of executive agencies
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing re: the Department of Defense Budget (May, 2006)
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Legislative Committees:Function & Purpose
3. Conduct investigations
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Hurricane Katrina (Feb., 2006
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Types of Committees
Standing Committees - permanent panel with full legislative functions and oversight responsibilities Subcommittees – formed to tackle very specific tasks
within the jurisdiction of the full committees
Select or Special Committees - groups appointed for a limited purpose and limited duration
Joint Committees - includes members of both chambers to conduct studies or perform housekeeping tasks
Conference Committee - includes members of House & Senate to work out differences between similar bills
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Standing Committees
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House Standing CommitteesAgriculture
Appropriations
Armed Services
Budget
Education & Workforce
Energy & Commerce
Financial Services
Government Reform
House Admin.
International Relations
Judiciary
Resources
Rules
Science
Small Business
Standards of Official Conduct
Transportation & Infrastructure
Veterans Affairs
Ways & Means
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Senate Standing CommitteesAgriculture, Nutrition, &
Forestry
Appropriations
Armed Services
Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs
Budget
Commerce, Science, Transportation
Energy & Natural Resources
Environment and Public Works
Finance
Foreign Relations
Governmental Affairs
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Judiciary
Rules and Administration
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Veterans Affairs
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Special, Select Committees
House Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
House & Senate Select Committees on Intelligence
Gen. Michael Hayden is sworn in during a full committee hearing of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Joint Committees Joint Economic Committee
Joint Committee on Printing
Joint Committee on Taxation
Joint Committee on Taxation hearing
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Title: Resolution Artist: Bob GorrellDate: 12/28/06 Source: http://www.gorrellart.com/
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