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The Legislative Branch
United States Congress bicameral legislature House of Representatives 435 members 2 year terms smaller constituencies(Congressional districts) apportionment see pg. 239 redistricting Baker v. Carr – Supreme Court decides conflicts Wesberry v. Sanders: one person, one vote principle roughly 700,000 in each district gerrymandering- REDREW THE LINES TO support etiher party. Its lines to make the population packing or cracking- group together the district in one state. Cracking is spreading out and packing illegally tampering with redistricting younger membership less prestige lower visibility in media Qualifications 25 years old 7 year U.S. citizen Senate 100 members 6 year terms larger constituencies(two per state) older membership more prestige higher visibility in media Qualifications 30 years old
U.S. citizen 9 year resident of state
Congressional Privileges $141,400.00 salary/year pension up to $150,000.00/year franking privilege – don’t pay for postage free office space free office staff free from arrest(except for treason, felony, breach of peace)
Congressmen can be censured by a majority vote
Congressmen can be expelled by a 2/3 vote of that House
Congressional Leadership See http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/leadership.cgi?site=congressmerge House of Representatives Speaker of the House powers of the Speaker recognition scheduling appointments Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Leader Minority Whip Both parties also have several deputy whips
Senate
Vice President presides President Pro Tempore Majority Leader is responicble to set party policy. [ how they should vote in congress] Majority Whip is to make shire the repub are the voting is the way party policy. Minority Leader
United States Congress bicameral legislature House of Representatives 435 members 2 year terms smaller constituencies(Congressional districts) apportionment see pg. 239 redistricting Baker v. Carr – Supreme Court decides conflicts Wesberry v. Sanders: one person, one vote principle roughly 700,000 in each district gerrymandering- REDREW THE LINES TO support etiher party. Its lines to make the population packing or cracking- group together the district in one state. Cracking is spreading out and packing illegally tampering with redistricting younger membership less prestige lower visibility in media Qualifications 25 years old 7 year U.S. citizen Senate 100 members 6 year terms larger constituencies(two per state) older membership more prestige higher visibility in media Qualifications 30 years old
U.S. citizen 9 year resident of state
Congressional Privileges $141,400.00 salary/year pension up to $150,000.00/year franking privilege – don’t pay for postage free office space free office staff free from arrest(except for treason, felony, breach of peace)
Congressmen can be censured by a majority vote
Congressmen can be expelled by a 2/3 vote of that House
Congressional Leadership See http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/leadership.cgi?site=congressmerge House of Representatives Speaker of the House powers of the Speaker recognition scheduling appointments Majority Leader Majority Whip Minority Leader Minority Whip Both parties also have several deputy whips
Senate
Vice President presides President Pro Tempore Majority Leader is responicble to set party policy. [ how they should vote in congress] Majority Whip is to make shire the repub are the voting is the way party policy. Minority Leader