POLI 1090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Connecticut Compromise
22 Mar 2018
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The powers of congress : congress is given a vast array of powers: Power to raise an army/navy and declare war. Power to coin money (regulate the currency) Power to make all laws necessary and proper (elastic clause) Today, presidents play a bigger role in each of these areas. House & senate: differences in representation : bicameral system: two chambers result of the connecticut compromise. Each state"s number of house reps is determined by state population: predicated on diffrent representation models. House: districts, with shorter terms: senate: 100 senators. Since 1913, directly elected by voters statewide. Six-year terms two per state ( xed: house of reps: 435 members. Population determines number per state (varies) two-year terms: congressional districts can be relatively homogeneous by many standards ideal for organized interested claiming to represent constituents. Members tend to specialize in one committee: states are for more heterogeneous. More open to a wider array of interests. Some encouraged by parties more than others.
