Congress Functions and Structure
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- Created on: 14-08-20 14:35
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- Congress
- Structure
- House
- 435 members 1 from each congressional district -Elected every two years
- Senate
- 100 members (2 from each state) - 6 year terms with 2 year election cycles
- House
- Powers
- Constitutional concurrent powers
- Passing legislation
- Overriding veto: Justice against supporters of terrorism 2016
- Of the President
- Impeachment: Trump 2018
- Of the President
- Initiating constitutional amendments
- Declare war
- Exclusive powers
- House
- Initiates money bills
- Elects president when the electoral college is unable to
- Impeachment: Trump 2018
- Senate
- Elects vice-president when electoral college cannot
- Ratifies treaties
- Confirms appointments
- House
- Constitutional concurrent powers
- Functions
- Representation
- Substantive (more important)
- Winner takes all election have reduced the ability for 3rd parties to get elected reducing representation.
- Turnout: 2018 - 50.3% 2014 - 36.7%
- Descriptive
- Gender
- Women make up 25% of the Senate and 23% of the senate
- Race
- Majority-minority districts have helped improve this. Mississippi 2nd district
- In Bush v. Vera they were struck down.
- 23% in 2018 19% in 2016 18% in 2014
- Majority-minority districts have helped improve this. Mississippi 2nd district
- 113th was the wealthiest on record. 268 members had a net worth of >1 million.
- Gender
- Substantive (more important)
- Legislative
- Oversight
- Of the judicary
- Passing legislation
- Initiating constitutional amendments
- Of the President
- Of the judicary
- Representation
- Structure
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