PS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pork Barrel, Bicameralism, Gerrymandering

• School: Oakland University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PS 100
• Professor: Towner

Document Summary

Congress"s basic structure is a product of the great compromise. The minimum age to hold a seat is 25 years of age. The 435 seats are allocated to states on the basis of population with each state, regardless of size, having one representative. One-third of the chamber is elected every two years. The minimum age to hold a seat is 30 years of age. Each state, regardless of its population, has two senators (total 100 seats). Spend money for the (cid:685)common defense(cid:686) and (cid:685)general welfare(cid:686) Foreign affairs: declare war, raise and finance an army and navy, and call out state militias (cid:685)to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions(cid:686) The senate ratifies treaties and confirms presidential appointments of ambassadors. The senate approves presidential appointments to the supreme court, high- ranking executive branch officials, and (cid:685)all other officers of the united states, whose appointments are not herein provided for, and which shall be established by law. (cid:686)