POS 2041 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched, Majority Minority, Gerrymandering
27 Aug 2016
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Why a congress: first branch , democratic experiment (republic): reflection of citizens. House of repersentatives & senate = congress. Representative: american citizen for 7 years, 25 years old (originate, resident of the state from which they were elected. Senator: american citizen for 9 years, 30 years old, resident of the state from which they were elected from, serve 6 year terms, one third of the senate comes up for election every two years. The us senate: 100 members, six year terms, loosely structured, more elitist (less people, nearly unlimited debate, filibuster: postponing the passing of a bill. Cloture: causes it to come to an end, comes with a vote: approves presidential appointments by majority vote, approves treaties by a 2/3 vote, conducts impeachment trials, 2/3 convicts. The house of representatives: 435 members, two year terms, highly structured, (more people, limited debate, initiates appropriations bills (money, taxes, revenue, initiates impeachment (majority charges) the house brings the charges, the senate judges.
