State Standards:

12.4 Students analyze the unique roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government as established by the U.S. Constitution.

1. Discuss Article I of the Constitution as it relates to the legislative branch, including eligibility for office and lengths of terms of representatives and senators; election to office; the roles of the House and Senate in impeachment proceedings; the role of the vice president; the enumerated legislative powers; and the process by which a bill becomes a law.

DUE DATE: ON THE DAY OF THE TEST (AS ALWAYS)

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Important Information for the Test

The test will only be on the information covered in this summary (or Part 2) or in my lecture notes

If it is not mentioned in either one of these then it will not be on the test

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Chapter 10, Section 2: The House of Representatives

Section Summary

• Size and Terms
• Reapportionment
• Congressional Elections
• Off Year Elections
• Districts
• Gerrymandering
• Qualifications for House Members

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Section 3: The Senate

Section Summary

• Election and Terms
• Qualifications for Senators

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Section 4: The Members of Congress

Section Summary

• Personal and Political Backgrounds
• Duties of the Job
• Trustee
• Delegate
• Partisans
• Politicos
• Other Roles
• Compensation
• Nonsalary Compensations
• Politics of Pay
• Membership Privileges

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Chapter 11 Section 2: The Expressed Powers

Section Summary

·        Power to Tax

·        Power to Borrow

·        Commerce Power

·        Currency Power

·        Foreign Relations and War Powers

·        Additional Powers of Congress

o       Naturalization

o       Postal Powers

o       Copyrights and Patents

o       Weights and Measures

o       Powers Over Terriorities and Other Areas

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Chapter 11 Section 3: The Implied Powers

Section Summary

·        The Necessary and Proper Clause

·        Battle Over Implied Powers

o       McCulloch v. Maryland

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Chapter 11 Section 4: The Nonlegislative Powers

Section Summary

·        Constitutional Amendments

·        Electoral Duties

·        Impeachment

·        Executive Powers

·        Investigatory Power