WARM UP 2 1 What could cause a

WARM UP #2 1. What could cause a shift in demand for a product? 2. What is FISCAL POLICY? 3. How is fiscal policy used to stimulate the economy? Take out your Bill of Rights Analysis Worksheet

WARM UP #3 Choose 4 of the principles of the Constitution that we went over. EXPLAIN WHAT it is, an EXAMPLE, and WHY it is IMPORTANT. Constitution Outline Due Date B-Monday 2/5 A Day: Tuesday 2/6

WARM UP #4 LOOK UP AND DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS; Pigeonhole Public Bill Pocket Veto Legislative Caucus Appropriations Bill Special Interest Group Private Bill Lobbyist

ARTICLE 1: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ARTICLE I=THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Bicameral HOR+SEN= U. S. Congress 535 total Voting Members Main job= pass laws

TERMS IN CONGRESS Each Congress = 2 years • Begins Jan. 3 of odd years & given # 115 th Jan 2017 -Jan 2018 Sessions • 2 per term. • Jan. - Nov. Congress. gov Joint Session

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 435 Members Territories= non-voting delegate Apportionment- population/Census 2 year terms NO term limits Qualifications 238 - R 193 - D 4 - Vacant

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS -Constituents Gerrymandering Purpose= strengthen a political parties control

NC REPRESENTATIVES; DIST. 9& 12 http: //www. house. gov/representatives/find/ Robert Pittenger, R, District 9 Alma Adams, D, District 12

LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker of the House duties Minority Leader Paul Ryan- R WI Majority Leader Minority/ Majority Whips Kevin Mc. Carthy. R- CA- ML Nancy Pelosi- DCA

Impeachment= bringing charges against a civil official House investigates/ charges Senate holds the trial 2/3 rds vote to convict & remove simple majority= no future office The House of Representatives. . . shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Art. I, Sec. 2, Cl. 5: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. no Person shall be convicted without Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present. Art. I, Sec. 3, Cl. 6 & 7: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Impeach ment_in_the_United_States#Senate

THE SENATE 2 per state 6 yr. term No term limits Staggered Elections Qualifications

Tillis- 2014 Burr- 2016 Tillis- 2020 Burr-2022

LEADERSHIP IN THE SENATE President of the Senate= VP President Pro Tempore Majority Leader Minority Leader Mike Pence - VP Mitch Mc. Connell -R Chuck Schumer- D

POWERS EXCLUSIVE TO THE SENATE 1. Confirm presidential nominations President "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for. . . " (Article II, Section 2) 2. Ratify treaties - need 2/3 rds approval 3. Impeachment trials

TYPES OF COMMITTEES Standing Committees permanent EX) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources subcommittees =specific areas of an issue Select Committee Joint Committee Conference Committee

FILIBUSTER Filibuster- tactic to delay/stop a vote on a bill Senate only Minority party Goal = majority party to drop the bill or to compromise Rand Paul Filibuster

CLOTURE Filibusters can be stopped with a vote of cloture Cloture- sets time limit to debate on a topic/bill 60 votes Senators want to avoid

QUORUM & QUORUM ROLL CALL Quorum- the required # of Senators present to conduct business Quorum Call Way to block legislation.

PERKS OF BEING A MEMBER OF CONGRESS §$223, 500 Speaker of the House Salary §$193, 400 Majority & Minority Leaders in the House and Senate, President Pro Tempore §Every other member of Congress makes $174, 500