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Congress: Senate + House

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Word Meaning Bills Piece of legislation that has been proposed but not passed Can come from many sources e.g. interest groups, individuals, + president Only congressmen can actually propose a bill Between 10,000 and 11, 000 are introduced every 2 year term Only 5-6% passed Very easy to defeat but difficult to pass either public affecting all citizens or private--> small groups individuals or places Public Bills involve/affect all of the public include such issues as taxes+ appropriation of government money deal with benefits to citizens e.g. public transport, trade, + education Tax bills must originate in the House Private Bills More rare than public bills affect an individual, special interest group, certain group of citizens or places

Congress Notes

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Congress Study Guide Chapter 13 Read Wilson Chap. 13 Notes? 1. Chap 13 Vocab. Special Session This is a power delegated to the president to call Congress into an emergency meeting if they are not in session at the time. Redistricting This is the process of redrawing political boundaries depending on the population represented at the census. Reapportion The changing of the amount of seats in the House of Representatives depending on the newly redistricted boundaries. At-Large The representative that represents the whole entire territory rather than just a small portion or district. Gerrymandering The practice of redrawing boundaries to favor on demographic or political group over another. Oversight Function

Fiscal and Monetary Policy: Like Cousins

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Fiscal and Monetary Policy: Like Cousins To further complicate the already overly complex ways of government policy making, there are two tools used by the federal government to influence the United States economy. These are fiscal policies, such as the Budget Control Act of 2011, and monetary policies, like the Federal Reserve upping interest rates for short-term loans in 2010. They complicate policy making because fiscal policy is run by the legislative and executive branch, while the power of monetary policy is given to the Federal Reserve Board.

AP GOV CONGRESSIONAL UNIT NOTES

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Unit IV: Congress Unit IV: Congress The Beginning & Evolution of Congress Framer?s Intention Thought Congress would stay the most powerful Lacked precedent Philosophical/practical fears Legislative tyranny through majority party Mob rule by an out-of-control majority in the House Solution: a bicameral legislative branch keeps House in check with a responsible Senate (who are not popularly elected) Evolution Conflict in the distribution of power in Congress (Centralization vs. Decentralization in the House) Centralism increased efficiency and decisiveness at the cost of less freedom/power to individual members Strong central leadership with lots of authority over members Fewer opportunities to stall Minimal committee interference Less freedom to debate

AP GOV CONGRESSIONAL UNIT NOTES

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Unit IV: Congress Unit IV: Congress The Beginning & Evolution of Congress Framer?s Intention Thought Congress would stay the most powerful Lacked precedent Philosophical/practical fears Legislative tyranny through majority party Mob rule by an out-of-control majority in the House Solution: a bicameral legislative branch keeps House in check with a responsible Senate (who are not popularly elected) Evolution Conflict in the distribution of power in Congress (Centralization vs. Decentralization in the House) Centralism increased efficiency and decisiveness at the cost of less freedom/power to individual members Strong central leadership with lots of authority over members Fewer opportunities to stall Minimal committee interference Less freedom to debate

Glass-Steagall Act

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An act passed by Congress in 1933 that prohibited commercial banks from collaborating with full service brokerage firms or participating in investment banking activities. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073385492/information_center_view0/

Committees

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Committees in Congress There are numerous committees within the house Ranging on many areas of our nation From Homeland Security to Agriculture These?s have a very important job. To develop and make bill that can be presented on the House floor. Many of these bills never make it out of these committees. This is because that bills that go into the committees are not the same when they come out. In Congressional committees there are a majority leaders and minority leaders. (Based on House of Representatives population of political parties.) Types Of committees Standing ? Permanent committees that help put bills through Congress. Select ? Most of the time these types of temporary committees Joint ? A committee made up of U.S Senators and Representatives.
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