Civics & Econ JEOPARDY Congress 2 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Duties Quals…

Slide 1 Chapter 10 Congress Slide 2 Section 1 The National Legislature Objectives How is the lawmaking function central to democracy Slide 3 Major Function To make laws Slide…

Slide 1 The House of Representatives And The Senate Slide 2 Congressional Sessions  Each term of Congress has two sessions  Sessions last until Congress votes to adjourn…

Slide 1 The Organization of Congress SSCG 9 Slide 2 Congressional Membership Slide 3 Introduction The Founders did not intend to make Congress a privileged group. They did…

Slide 1Chapter 10 The Legislative System Main Idea Section 1: Congress, made up of the senate/H.O.R. is the nat’l govts legislative branch Slide 2 Bell Work Get book Get…

Slide 1How a Bill Becomes a Law Chapter 6 Section 4 Slide 2 Key Terms Joint Resolution: A resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress Special-Interest Group: An…

Slide 1Bicameral Bi (prefix) Cameral (root word) Slide 2 Camera (Latin) = room or chamber Slide 3 Slide 4 Legislative Branch AKA: Congress The Peoples’ House Legislature…

Slide 1 The United States Congress Musical Theme from “The Little Rascals” TV Show 1930 Slide 2 The 112 th Congress: January 2011 to January 2013 A “Term” of Congress…

Slide 1 ARTICLE I THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CONGRESS Slide 2 INDEPENDENT POLICTIANS Three functions of Congress: 1.LEGISLATION = laws 2.REPRESENTATION = needs of constituents…

Slide 1 Bell ringer  Summarize how the “political machine” and the media were depicted in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.  In regards to how the media was portrayed,…