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Congress, the Presidency, and How a
Bill Becomes a Law
By: Tavon Crooks
Nature of the Congress
Congress has two chambers: Senate
and House of Representatives
Senate is smaller; each state has
two senators
House is larger; each state has a
number of representatives
proportional to its population
Founding Fathers chose
bicameralism for historical,
theoretical, and practical reasons
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House of Representative
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The founders designed
the House of
Representatives to
represent the people
rather than the states,
which each send two
Members to the U.S.
Senate. Article I, Section
II of the Constitution
The Speaker of the House
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The House of
Representatives shares equal
responsibility for lawmaking
with the U.S. Senate. As
conceived by the framers of
the Constitution, the House
was to represent the popular
will, and its members were
to be directly elected by the
people.
Qualifications
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The Constitution requires that
U.S. senators must be at least
30 years of age, citizens of
the United States for at least
nine years, and residents of
the states from which they
are elected.
Seats in the U.S Senate
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House seats would be
apportioned among the
states based on
population and
representatives.
Qualifications to be a member of the
U.S. Senate
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You must be at least
thirty years of age
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You must be at least
thirty years of age
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You must be at least
thirty years of age
The Role of the 17th Amendment in
the elections of the U.S. Senate
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The Constitution, as it was
adopted in 1788, made the
Senate an assembly where
the states would have
equal representation
some of the powers of the U.S.
Congress?
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The Constitution
specifically grants
Congress its most
important power — the
authority to make laws.
In the most basic sense, what does
Congress do?
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Bill introduction
Committee hearings
House: special rules,
suspension of the rules,
or privileged matter
Vote on final passage
President signs into law
or allows bill to become
law without his signature
What are the Constitutional powers
of the President of the United
States?
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the president has the
power to run the executive
branch of the government.
What are the qualifications to be
President of the United States?
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No Person except a natural
born Citizen, or a Citizen of
the United States
Presidents must be thirtyfive years of age or older
the President must have
been a "Resident" of the
United States for fourteen
years.
What do Congress and the President
do together?
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Once Congress has approved
a bill, it is sent to the
president, who heads the
Executive Branch.
The president has several
options about what to do with
a bill. He may sign it into law,
send it back to Congress to be
changed, or veto the bill.
How can a President be removed
from office?
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The President, Vice
President shall be
removed from Office on
Impeachment for, and
Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high
Crimes and
Misdemeanors.
Who is the current President of the
United States?
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Barack Obama is the 44th
President of the United
States.
His story is the American
story
hard work and education as
the means of getting ahead,
and the conviction that a life
so blessed should be lived in
service to others.
Who is the current Speaker of the
U.S. House of Representatives?
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The current Speaker is John
Boehner, a Republican who
represents Ohio's 8th
congressional district.
The Constitution does not
require that the Speaker be
an elected House
Representative, though all
Speakers have been an
elected Member of
Congress.
Who is the current Majority Leader
of the U.S. Senate?
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The current leaders are
Republican Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky and Democratic
Minority Leader Harry
Reid of Nevada.
Who is the current President of the
U.S. Senate?
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The current Vice President of
the United States and
President of the United States
Senate is Joe Biden.
how much is the president salary a
year?
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the president has earned a
$400,000 annual salary,
along with a $50,000
annual expense account, a
$100,000 nontaxable travel
account, and $19,000 for
entertainment.
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