The Legislative The Legislative BranchBranch

DO NOW: Please complete the quiz on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights that I am handing out.

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Students will be able to analyze and Students will be able to analyze and understand the structure of the understand the structure of the United States Congress and identify United States Congress and identify who the key leaders of Congress who the key leaders of Congress are, as well as Virginia’s are, as well as Virginia’s Congressmen and the US Congressmen and the US Representative for Prince William Representative for Prince William County. County.

Legislative Legislative BranchBranch

The part of government that The part of government that makes makes the laws.the laws.

TheThe CongressCongress meets in the meets in the U.S. U.S. Capitol.Capitol.

The Legislative The Legislative Branch is also Branch is also

called called “Congress”“Congress”

The Congress has 2 The Congress has 2 parts.parts.

The United States The United States House of House of Representatives is Representatives is called called “The Lower “The Lower House”House”

QualificationsQualifications to be a to be a United States United States

RepresentativesRepresentativesAge:Age: 25 years old25 years old

Citizenship:Citizenship: 7 7 yearsyears

Representatives Representatives must be a must be a resident resident of the state that of the state that elected themelected them

Representatives Representatives are sometimes are sometimes

called called “Congressmen“Congressmen

””

How long are How long are Representatives elected Representatives elected

for?for?

Two yearsTwo years

The number of representatives The number of representatives is based on is based on populationpopulation. .

Total Number of Total Number of Representatives is_________.Representatives is_________.

Virginia has 11 Virginia has 11 representatives.representatives.California has 52.California has 52.

Rhode Island has 2.Rhode Island has 2.

U.S. Representative for U.S. Representative for Prince William County Prince William County

(10(10thth district of Virginia) district of Virginia)

Congressman Frank Congressman Frank WolfWolf

The The Leader of the House of Leader of the House of RepresentativesRepresentatives is called:is called:

The Speaker of the HouseThe Speaker of the House

John BoehnerJohn Boehner is the current Speaker of is the current Speaker of the House.the House.

If the President and Vice-President can not If the President and Vice-President can not serve, the serve, the Speaker of the House Speaker of the House becomes the President.becomes the President.

Video !Bill of Rights Review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmLosRzNRqA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_724369&feature=iv&index=7&list=PL0B4436E88B21FC5D&src_vid=vmLosRzNRqA&v=fndm9kPEZhs

Second Class PeriodSecond Class PeriodDO NOW: Please watch the introduction to the PBS miniseries,

”Napoleon.” Then, please answer the following two questions in English, in your notebook. Each question is worth five points.

HAGA AHORA: Por favor, ver la introducción a la especial de PBS, "Napoleón." Entonces, por favor responda a las siguientes dos preguntas en Inglés, en su cuaderno. Cada pregunta vale cinco puntos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrbiSUgZEbg&list=PLkYJ2_A6YBtMkDM2PTqirllfawzVKS6YE

1. How does the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte relate to the concerns of the Anti-Federalists in America?

2. How was George Washington different in character than Napoleon Bonaparte?Please write the answer in your class notebook. Please put today’s date on your response.

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

Students will be able to describe the Students will be able to describe the structure of the United States Congress, structure of the United States Congress, its constitutional powers, and the limits its constitutional powers, and the limits of its constitutional powers and of its constitutional powers and authority.authority.

The United States The United States Senate is calledSenate is called

“The Upper House of “The Upper House of Congress”Congress”

QualificationsQualifications to be a to be a United States SenatorUnited States Senator

Age: Age: 30 years old30 years old

Citizenship: Citizenship: 9 9 yearsyears

Must be a resident Must be a resident of the state that of the state that elected them.elected them.

How long are How long are Senators elected Senators elected for? for?

Six yearsSix years

What is the What is the total number total number of Senators?of Senators?

U.S. Senators from Virginia:U.S. Senators from Virginia:Mark Warner Tim KaineMark Warner Tim Kaine

Who is the leader of the Who is the leader of the Senate?Senate?

TheThe Vice-President of the United StatesVice-President of the United States is the leader of the Senate? The leader is is the leader of the Senate? The leader is called the President pro tempore which called the President pro tempore which means “for the time being”.means “for the time being”.

Joe BidenJoe Biden

He votes if there is a He votes if there is a

tie vote on a bill.tie vote on a bill.

ImpeachImpeachDefinition: Definition: Accuse a Accuse a president of improper president of improper conduct.conduct.

Only 3 presidents have been Only 3 presidents have been impeached.impeached.

Only the Only the Senate can Senate can impeachimpeach a a president.president.

These 3 presidents have These 3 presidents have been impeached:been impeached:

Bill Clinton - 1999

Andrew Johnson - 1868

Richard Nixon - 1974

What is the What is the primary job of primary job of the legislative the legislative branch?branch?

Powers of CongressPowers of Congress

Make federal laws Make federal laws Raise and collect taxesRaise and collect taxesPaying federal workersPaying federal workersPrint moneyPrint moneyBorrow money for the countryBorrow money for the countryManage the Post OfficeManage the Post OfficeDeclare warDeclare warRaise an army and navyRaise an army and navy

Congress makes laws Congress makes laws about business and trade.about business and trade.

The Congress The Congress collects collects taxestaxes, , prints prints moneymoney, , pays federal pays federal government government workers workers and and borrows borrows money money for the for the countrycountry..

The Congress declares war The Congress declares war and regulates the Armed and regulates the Armed

Services.Services.

Congress decides Congress decides on on citizenship citizenship requirementsrequirements

Congress Congress admits new admits new states states to the union.to the union.

CongressCongress Can NOTCan NOT make laws about: make laws about:

Create a national school systemCreate a national school systemSet rules on marriage and divorceSet rules on marriage and divorceDriver’s license rulesDriver’s license rulesRules about local governmentRules about local government

The The states have the states have the power to make power to make these laws.these laws.

States have some States have some powerspowers that the that the federal legislative federal legislative branch does not have.branch does not have.

States have the power…States have the power…

To make laws about the To make laws about the school system and educationschool system and education

Set rules on marriage and Set rules on marriage and divorcedivorce

Driver’s license rulesDriver’s license rulesRules about local governmentRules about local governmentProvide police protectionProvide police protection

Do you Do you remember remember

checks and checks and balancesbalances??

Checks and Checks and BalancesBalances

Each branch of government Each branch of government can say “no” to the other can say “no” to the other

parts.parts.

Each branch Each branch “watches” “watches” and “checks”and “checks” the other the other

branch.branch.