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Warm Up:

Warm Up:. What are the names of the two major candidates for U.S. Senate in California?. Unit 2 The Legislative Branch. Chapters 10-12. Chapter 10. Section 1. Congress. The lawmaking body of the federal gov’t Bicameral Legislature - 2 houses House of Representatives Senate.

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Warm Up:

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  1. Warm Up: What are the names of the two major candidates for U.S. Senate in California?

  2. Unit 2The Legislative Branch Chapters 10-12

  3. Chapter 10 Section 1

  4. Congress • The lawmaking body of the federal gov’t • Bicameral Legislature - 2 houses • House of Representatives • Senate

  5. Terms and Sessions • Each term of Congress last for two years. • First term of Congress began in 1789, ending in 1791 • Currently in the 111th term of Congress • A session of Congress is the period of time which Congress conducts business • Congress adjourns, or suspends until the next session when it sees fit

  6. Special Sessions • The president may call Congress into a special session • A meeting to deal with some emergency situation • Has only happened 26 times

  7. Review HW pg 265 #1-4

  8. Chapter 10 Section 2

  9. House of Representatives • Representatives serve 2 year terms • Elections are held every even number year in November. • Every member of the House of Representatives is up for reelection every 2 years

  10. House of Representatives • Membership based on population of state • Each state has at least one representative • 435 total members

  11. Why 435? • Originally one representative for every 30,000 people • As population grew rapidly, Congress did not want the House of Representatives to grow unreasonably large • Congress limited membership to 435 in 1929

  12. What happens to representation in the House as the population of the nation increases, but the number of representatives remains the same?

  13. House of Representatives • Every 10 years after census is taken, House seats are apportioned , or distributed. • Pop. increases, state receives more representatives • Pop. decreases , fewer receives representatives

  14. Gerrymandering • Voters elect representative according to the district where they live. • Many districts have odd shaped boundaries • Gerrymandering- the practice of drawing district boundaries to favor a particular group or political party

  15. Gerrymandering Activity (10 minutes)

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  17. Read Page 274 #1-3 (15 minutes)

  18. The Senate • Each state has 2 Senators • Today the Senate has 100 members

  19. The Senate • Senators are elected for 6 years • Elections held in November of even numbered years • 1/3 of Senate members come up for election every 2 years - Senate is a continuous body, At least 2/3 of Senators have prior experience

  20. The Senate • Constituencies- the people and interest politicians represent • Senators represent the entire state • Constituency is large in size and geographic scope • Senators are supposed to be less concerned with small interest, more concerned with the “big picture" of national interests

  21. Page 273 #1-4Page 278 #1-3

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