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THE US LEGISLATUREUnit 2 – Branches of Government & Federal Power
Lesson 1
GC.9, G.11, GC.20, & GC.24
ARTICLE 1
What do we remember from Unit 1 about Article 1 from the Constitution?
The Legislative Branch
• Legislative power – the power to make laws
• Unicameral vs. Bicameral• Ne-(freakin’)-braska
• Upper and Lower House
• Senate and the House of Representatives
SENATE & HOUSE
Senate
• 100 members
• 2 per state
• 6 year terms
• Leadership = Vice President Joe Biden
• President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy
• Confirms presidential appointments
• Impeachment = Jury
House
• 435 members
• # per state based on population
• 2 year terms
• Leadership = Speaker of the House
John Boehner
• “power of the purse”
• Impeachment = Police
SENATE & HOUSEIN TENNESSEE
Senate X 2 House X 9
SENATE & HOUSEELECTIONS
Senate
• At-large
• Requirements (Group work: Find 3 in Article 1)
• 30 years old• 9 year citizen of the US• Resident of the state
• Anything else?
House
• Single-member Districts
• Requirements (Group work: Find 3 in Article 1)
• 25 years old• 7 year citizen of the US• Resident of the state
• Anything else?
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
• Do you remember the handout from Unit 1 that had the “enumerated powers” of Congress on it?
How do these powers affect us everyday?
As a group…
1. Discuss the powers that are listed in Article 1. (5 min)
2. For each power, cite a way in which our current congress fulfills the role. Be specific. (15 min)
3. Chart your group’s responses and place on the wall. (5 min)
4. It’s time for a ‘Gallery Walk’! (You know the drill.) (10 min)
HOMEWORK
Schoolhouse Rock:
‘How a Bill Becomes a Law’
1. Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag&safe=active
2. Write:
List, in order, the steps that are laid out within the video.
3. Synthesize:
Devise, in limited form, a new law that you believe should be passed by
the US Congress.