1. Identify and explain the organization of the Legislature
-The Legislature is organized into two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is based on population whereas the Senate has equal representation no matter what the population of the state. In the House, there are 435 members, each one must be at least 25 years old, must be a citizen for at least seven years, and their term only lasts two years. In the Senate, there are 50 members each one must be at least 30 years old, must be a citizen for nine years, and their term only lasts six years.
2. Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Legislature, both formal and informal.
-Power of the Purse: the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or by putting stimulations on the use of funds.
-Committee Hearings: the principal, formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policy making.
3. Identify and explain how Congress shares powers with the Executive, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
-Consenting to treats as a precondition to their ratification
-Conformation of appointments of cabinet members, federal judges, other federal executive officials, and military officials
-Conducts impeachment trials of federal officials
-Initiate revenue bills
-Impeach officials
-Elect the president when their is a tie in the electoral college
4. Discuss the implications of Congress sharing powers with each of the following: Executive, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
-Congress shares powers with the executive branch, lead by the president, and the Judicial branch, whose highest body is the SCOTUS. Of the three branches of government, Congress is the only one elected directly by the people.
5. Discuss the functions that Congress performs.
-Consenting to treats as a precondition to their ratification
-Conformation of appointments of cabinet members, federal judges, other federal executive officials, and military officials
-Conducts impeachment trials of federal officials
-Initiate revenue bills
-Impeach officials
-Elect the president when their is a tie in the electoral college
6. Identify how the power of the Congress has/may evolve gradually.
-The necessary and proper clause gives Congress any power that it deems necessary under the Constitution. However, the SCOTUS may deem its actions unconstitutional and revoke some of their power.
7. Identify how the power of the Congress has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
-In times of crisis, the largely overlooked change puts a new restriction on a routine transfer of tax revenues between the traditional social security disability program. While the language is vague, experts say it would likely mean any reallocation would have been would have been balanced by new revenue or benefit cuts.
8. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and political parties.
-A political party is made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate government, and influence public policy. The Democratic and Republican parties are currently the primary parties in Congress.
9. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and interest groups.
-Interest groups want to sway Congressmen/women in order to change public policy in their favor or for what they believe. Many interest groups lobby Congressional members in order to ensure the outcome of public policy.
10. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and media.
-A reoccurring theme in many of the centers publications is the relationship between Congress and the media. This section is primarily for journalists, though members of the general public might find that an insider's view of covering Congress can be quite informative as well.
11. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and state and local governments.
-State government information by state, meta, indexes, and by associations provided by the library of Congress. The Congress of local and regional authorities of the council of Europe is a pan-Eurpoean political assembly, the 636 members of which hold elected office representing over 200,000 authorities in 47 European states.
-The Legislature is organized into two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is based on population whereas the Senate has equal representation no matter what the population of the state. In the House, there are 435 members, each one must be at least 25 years old, must be a citizen for at least seven years, and their term only lasts two years. In the Senate, there are 50 members each one must be at least 30 years old, must be a citizen for nine years, and their term only lasts six years.
2. Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Legislature, both formal and informal.
-Power of the Purse: the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or by putting stimulations on the use of funds.
-Committee Hearings: the principal, formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policy making.
3. Identify and explain how Congress shares powers with the Executive, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
-Consenting to treats as a precondition to their ratification
-Conformation of appointments of cabinet members, federal judges, other federal executive officials, and military officials
-Conducts impeachment trials of federal officials
-Initiate revenue bills
-Impeach officials
-Elect the president when their is a tie in the electoral college
4. Discuss the implications of Congress sharing powers with each of the following: Executive, Judiciary, and bureaucracy.
-Congress shares powers with the executive branch, lead by the president, and the Judicial branch, whose highest body is the SCOTUS. Of the three branches of government, Congress is the only one elected directly by the people.
5. Discuss the functions that Congress performs.
-Consenting to treats as a precondition to their ratification
-Conformation of appointments of cabinet members, federal judges, other federal executive officials, and military officials
-Conducts impeachment trials of federal officials
-Initiate revenue bills
-Impeach officials
-Elect the president when their is a tie in the electoral college
6. Identify how the power of the Congress has/may evolve gradually.
-The necessary and proper clause gives Congress any power that it deems necessary under the Constitution. However, the SCOTUS may deem its actions unconstitutional and revoke some of their power.
7. Identify how the power of the Congress has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
-In times of crisis, the largely overlooked change puts a new restriction on a routine transfer of tax revenues between the traditional social security disability program. While the language is vague, experts say it would likely mean any reallocation would have been would have been balanced by new revenue or benefit cuts.
8. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and political parties.
-A political party is made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate government, and influence public policy. The Democratic and Republican parties are currently the primary parties in Congress.
9. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and interest groups.
-Interest groups want to sway Congressmen/women in order to change public policy in their favor or for what they believe. Many interest groups lobby Congressional members in order to ensure the outcome of public policy.
10. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and media.
-A reoccurring theme in many of the centers publications is the relationship between Congress and the media. This section is primarily for journalists, though members of the general public might find that an insider's view of covering Congress can be quite informative as well.
11. Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and state and local governments.
-State government information by state, meta, indexes, and by associations provided by the library of Congress. The Congress of local and regional authorities of the council of Europe is a pan-Eurpoean political assembly, the 636 members of which hold elected office representing over 200,000 authorities in 47 European states.