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1 10 Section 1 Guided Reading and Review The National Legislature The main points of Section 1 are supplied for you below in the form of questions. As you read the section, fill in the answers to the questions. Two Houses of Congress 1. What is the historical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system? 2. What is a practical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system? 3. What is a theoretical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system? Terms and Sessions 4. What is a term of Congress? 5. What is a session of Congress? 6. How many sessions are there in a term of Congress? Define the following terms. 7. adjourn 8. special session 2 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 10, Section 1
2 12 Section 3 Guided Reading and Review How a Bill Becomes a Law: The House Fill in the information below by writing the answers in the blanks provided. 1. Most bills are introduced in Congress by 2. A bill is 3. A resolution deals with 4. A joint resolution is like a bill because 5. A concurrent resolution deals with 6. At a first reading of a bill, the clerk. 7. Five courses of action a committee may take on a bill are: 8. Four types of votes in the House are: 9. After a bill has been passed and signed by the Speaker, Define the following terms. 10. rider 11. quorum 12. concurrent resolution 13. discharge petition 14. Committee of the Whole 26 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 12, Section 3
3 12 Section 2 Guided Reading and Review Committees in Congress Complete the graphic organizer below by answering the questions about congressional committees. Standing Committees 1. What is a standing committee? 2. What are the committees functions? 3. Give 3 examples of such committees. Select Committees 4. What is a select committee? 5. What does a select committee do? 6. Give 2 examples of a select committee from Types of Congressional Committees Joint Committees 7. What is a joint committee? 8. What does a joint committee do? 9. Give 3 examples of a joint committee. Conference Committees 10. What is a conference committee? 11. What does a conference committee do? Answer the question below on a separate sheet of paper. 12. How does the House Rules Committee act as a traffic cop in the lower house? 24 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 12, Section 2
4 12 Section 1 Guided Reading and Review Congress Organizes Complete the graphic organizer below showing the organization of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Fill in the presiding officers that are missing from the organizer and code each box, using the key provided, to indicate whether each officer is a party officer, an official presiding officer, or both. House Presiding Officer and Party Leader 1. Party Officers Senate Presiding Officers Party Officers Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. 12. What are the functions of the Speaker of the House? 13. What are the functions of the president of the Senate? 14. What are the functions of the floor leaders and their whips in both houses? 22 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 12, Section 1
5 Section 5 Guided Reading and Review The Nonlegislative Powers 11 On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions as you read Section 5. Constitutional Amendments 1. What are two ways Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution? 2. What are some current issues that many Americans have thought worthy of constitutional amendment? Electoral Duties 3. What electoral duty does the House have? 4. What electoral duty does the Senate have? Impeachment 5. What role does the House have in the impeachment process? 6. What role does the Senate have in the impeachment process? Executive Powers 7. What are the two executive powers possessed by the Senate? 8. What is senatorial courtesy? Investigatory Powers 9. What is the usual forum for congressional investigations? 10. What are some reasons for congressional investigations? Complete the sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 11. It is the Senate, not the House, which has sole power to President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States. 12. Congress may someone by issuing a formal condemnation of the individual s actions. Chapter 11, Section 5 Guided Reading and Review 19
6 Section 4 Guided Reading and Review The Implied Powers 11 Complete the following time line by inserting the correct events described in Section 4 in the spaces indicated. Then answer the questions that follow Hamilton recommended Congress created The Supreme Court ruled Congress set up first Maryland placed a tax on 6. Explain why the Necessary and Proper Clause has often been called the Elastic Clause. 7. Why does Congress have the power to appropriate funds for various purposes? Chapter 11, Section 4 Guided Reading and Review 17
7 Section 3 Guided Reading and Review Other Expressed Powers 11 Fill in the supporting points in the outline below in the form of answers to the questions. Foreign Relations Powers 1. Which parts of the National Government share the power in the field of foreign affairs? 2. Which part is primarily responsible for conducting foreign relations? 3. What is the role of the States in foreign affairs and why? War Powers 4. Who has the power to declare war? 5. What did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 state? _ Other Expressed Powers 6. What power gives Congress the right to make laws regulating mailing? 7. What is the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in fulfilling an expressed power? Judicial Powers 8. The Constitution specifically mentions the following four kinds of federal crimes: a. b. c. d. 9. Which part of the National Government has the expressed power of creating and providing for the organization of federal courts? Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 10. is the process of making non-citizens into citizens. 11. A _ protects the right of an author over original writings. 12. A _ protects an inventor s rights to inventions. 13. is the right of a government to take private property for public use. Chapter 0, 11, Section 03 Guided Reading and Review 15
8 Section 2 Guided Reading and Review The Expressed Powers of Money and Commerce 11 Complete the chart below showing the major powers granted to Congress by the Constitution in the areas of money and commerce. Power Congress s Constitutional Powers of Money and Commerce Allows Congress to... Taxation 1. Borrowing 2. Commerce 3. Currency 4. Bankruptcy 5. Define the following terms. 6. tax 7. indirect tax 8. deficit financing 9. public debt 10. legal tender 11. bankruptcy Chapter 11, Section 2 Guided Reading and Review 13
9 Section 1 Guided Reading and Review The Scope of Congressional Powers 11 Compare the concepts of strict and liberal constructionism by completing the chart below. Construction of the Constitution Strict Liberal Definition Major proponent Attitude toward implied powers Attitude toward national power Attitude toward State power Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 11. The Constitution gives powers to the Congress in three ways: a. through the, or clearly stated, powers, b. through the, powers (powers deducted from the clearly stated powers), c. through the powers, those possessed by all sovereign states. Chapter 11, Section 1 Guided Reading and Review 11
10 10 Section 4 Guided Reading and Review The Members of Congress As you read Section 4, answer the questions below on the roles played by members of Congress and the compensation and privileges of the job. Roles Played by a Member of Congress 1. Legislator: What does a legislator do? 2. Committee member: What do members do as part of a congressional committee? 3. Trustee: How does a member of Congress act as a trustee? 4. Delegate: How does a member of Congress act as a delegate? 5. Partisan: How does a member of Congress act as a partisan? 6. Politico: How does a member of Congress act as a politico? Compensation and Privileges 7. Salary: What is the current salary of a member of Congress? 8. Nonsalary compensation: What are some fringe benefits for members of Congress? 9. Privileges: To what does the phrase cloak of legislative immunity refer? Define the following terms. 10. constituency 11. oversight function 8 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 10, Section 4
11 10 Section 3 Guided Reading and Review The Senate Using information from this section, compare data about the Senate with data about the House by filling in the blanks in the chart below. The Congress Characteristic House Senate Size _ Term Length 2 years 2. _ Date of Elections Tuesday following first 3. _ Monday in November of _ each even-numbered year _ Qualifications Age At least 25 years 4. _ Length of Citizenship At least 7 years 5. _ Residence Inhabitant of the State 6. _ How Chosen Originally By voters in district 7. _ Today By voters in district 8. _ Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 9. The Senate is a, that is, all of its seats are never up for election at the same time. 10. are the people and interests the senators represent. 6 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 10, Section 3
12 10 Section 2 Guided Reading and Review The House of Representatives Using information from this section, complete the chart below, which shows data related to the House of Representatives. Characteristics of House Description 1. Size 2. Terms 3. Date of election Characteristics of Its Members Qualifications 4. Age 5. Length of citizenship 6. Residence Define the following terms 7. gerrymandering 8. reapportionment 9. off-year election 4 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 10, Section 2
13 12 Section 4 Guided Reading and Review The Bill in the Senate Fill in the blanks on the flowchart below that outlines the movements of a bill through the Senate. 1. Bill introduced, given number and title, read times. 2. Bill referred to. 3. calls bill to debate on floor. 4. Senators may use the to prevent a vote on a bill. 5. The Senate votes on the bill; if it passes the bill goes to the. 6. If the House passes a different version of the bill, a is formed. 7. The conference committee works out a version of the b i l l 8. The bill is sent to the. 9. The Constitution gives the President options. Complete each sentence by writing the correct term in the blank provided. 10. The Senate is reluctant to use to limit debate. 11. In practice, just the threat of a, an attempt to talk a bill to death, can result in the Senate s failure to consider certain bills. 12. By not acting on a bill sent by Congress within 10 days of adjourning, the President performs a. 13. The President may a bill sent to him by Congress by refusing to sign it. 28 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 12, Section 4
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