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DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 11/22/10, Topic: Congress2) Next line, write “Opener #48” and then:
1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) Rate your understanding of yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)
3) Respond to the Opener by writing at least 1 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND
Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND
Summary of the clip OR/AND
Announcements: None
Agenda1) Congress Introduction
What you will be able to do:1) Know how Congress Journ.s for you
Reminder1) No HW
Review 1) Legislative Branch: Research laws, creates
laws, and investigates if laws are being carried out by the executive branch
2) Executive Branch: President overseas the bureaucracy in executing the laws of Congress
3) Judicial Branch: Interprets the constitutional and laws for the country when people disagree to their interpretation.
Review4) republican Govt (little r): Const. promises gov
by representatives (not direct)5) Bicameral Legislature: US legislature divided
into 2 independent parts: House of Representatives (elected) and Senate (initially state appointed, 1913: now elected)
Notes #48a, Title: “Congress Notes”
1) How a Bill Becomes a Law
1) Committee votes: 1/2+2) Floor votes: 1/2+ (If a Senate filibuster, 60+ to
stop filibuster, 60 is key!)3) Other chamber:(H or S)4) Conference Comm: Work
out any differences, then both H+S vote again (1/2+)
5) Pres Signs or Override Veto: 2/3 H+S to override
2) Purpose of Legislature: a) Create laws (legislate)b) Conduct investigations/research (hearings)c) Help citizens with US gov (casework) 3) House of Reps (435/Honda): Local US rep,
serve 2 yr term/no limits. Tends to be more extremist (less power, driven by rules)
4) Senate (100/Boxer+Feinsten): State US rep, serve 6 yr term/no limit. Tends to be more moderate (more power, easier to edit bills=$$$)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/freshman.year/
SENATE
WHITE HOUSE
HOUSE OF REPS
SUPREME COURT OUT BACK
Sunnyvale Population: 132,109
Journ. #48a, “Bicameral Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write
which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks
(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5
CON: 1 Chamber by Pop|(only go by population) 1) 2 chambers means a bill has to go through 2 places, slowing things down2) Senate is a waste, why should a small state have 2 senators like a big state
PRO: 2 Chambers Good (1 that give each state 2)1) 2 chambers allows to separate eyes to look at any bill
2) 2 chambers allows small states to have more power in 1 chamber, and big states in another
34 Dem HoR19 GOP HoR 53: HoR Seats
HoR08-10- DEM: 258, GOP: 17710-12- DEM: 195, GOP: 240
KEY PARTS OF THE HOUSE BILL (HR 3962) •Creates a public health insurance option and the Secretary of Health and Human Services would negotiate rates with doctors.•Mandates for individuals to purchase and businesses to provide health insurance or pay a fine. Individual penalty is 2.5 percent of gross income.•Insurance companies are prohibited from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition. •There are caps on annual out of pocket spending at $5000.•Allows individuals up to 27-years-old to stay on their parent’s health insurance•Expands Medicaid from 100 percent to 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Level.•As amended, it prohibits federal funds from covering abortions. Women would need to purchase riders to insurance purchased on the exchange if they wanted that coverage.•The bill taxes individuals making more than $500,000 and $1 million for couples. It is a 5.4 percent tax.
Senate 08-10- DEM: 58, IND: 2 (Liberal), GOP: 3810-12- DEM: 51, IND: 2 (Liberal), GOP: 47
Journ. #48b, “Divided Gov Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write
which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks
(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5
CON: Good to have mixed control congress (no party in comp. power)1) We need a gov with checks against waste and abuse, parties do that
2) Parties bring different ideas to gov
PRO: We need unified gov, all GOP or all DEM1) Terrorism, economic crisis, global warming, we need a can do gov
2) Parties just waste time fighting on petty issues
Notes #48b, Title: “Congress Notes”
5) Committee: Small groups with in H+S, for efficiency + experience (majority apponts chairperson who controls com. bill+ hearing schedule)
Most Powerful Committees:H: Ways and Means (taxes)H: Rules (all bills go to rules)H+S: Appropriations (spend)Your party leaders chose
your committees
6) Committee Work: Most of H + S time is spent their committees (ask your rep to testify).
a) Role of Committees: To research a bill (hearings) + to edit bills (mark up).
b) Power of Committees: If a com. doesn’t like the bill (less than 1/2 of com), bill is DEAD!
Committee on Agriculture Committee on AppropriationsCommittee on Armed Services Committee on the BudgetCommittee on Education and Labor Committee on Energy and CommerceCommittee on Financial Services Committee on Foreign AffairsCommittee on Homeland SecurityCommittee on the JudiciaryCommittee on Rules Committee on Science and Technology
Reminder:Your Party: Chooses which comm. you are onCommittee Chairman: Controls
com. schedule + what investigations are called
Hearings: Committees calls experts to testify on a proposed bill OR if current law is being enforced (testimony is under oath)
ReviewHow a Bill Becomes a Law 1) Committee votes: 1/2+2) Floor votes: 1/2+ (If a Senate filibuster, 60+ to
stop filibuster, 60 is key!)3) Other chamber:(H or S)4) Conference Comm: Work
out any differences, then both H+S vote again (1/2+)
5) Pres Signs or Override Veto: 2/3 H+S to override
Homework:1) Study today’s notes + Journ.
sections for a possible Journ.book quiz.