POLS 1101 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. Review of Lectures 9-14 Outline of Current Lecture I. CongressA. Powers of CongressB. Requirements II. Apportionment, Gerrymandering, and Redistricting Current Lecture:I. Powers of Congress- Enumerated powers: power to tax, declare war, etc..- Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives - Age requirements: 25 in House, 30 in Senate- 7 years of citizenship for House, 9 for Senate- 2 year terms in House, 6 year terms in Senate- Local representation in House, state representation in Senate- Direct elections for both the House and the Senate- House impeaches (brings charges of impeachment)- Impeachment trials are done in the SenateThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Senate can also do filibusters- Filibusters are actions such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislativeassembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.- A Vote of Closure requires 60 votes in the Senate to end a filibuster- House also has the Power of the Purse, which means they have the power to control moneyII. Apportionment, Gerrymandering, and Redistricting- Gerrymandering is to redraw congressional boundary lines so that it benefits a certain candidate - The census determines if a state will gain or lose seats- Apportionment is determining the amount of seats a state gets based on their population- Redistricting is actually redrawing all the boundary lines- Radical gerrymandering is unconstitutional- Competitive congressional districts is what we need- District sizes are not constant but are based on population- When redistricting occurs, gerrymandering
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