POLS 110 1st Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I. Study Guide for Exam 2Outline of Current Lecture I. The Constitution and CongressII. BicameralismIII. The Constitutional powers of CongressCurrent LectureI. The Constitution and Congressa. The framers intended for Congress to be the most important branch of governmentb. Constitution is more clear about the powers of Congress than any other branchi. Enumerated Powersc. Earlier versions under the Articles of Confederation proved remarkably ineffectivei. Continental Congress = beta testing version ii. Congress 1.0 attempted to address many of the failings of the ArticlesII. Bicameralism a. Dividing a legislature into 2 chambersb. Created by the Connecticut Compromisec. House-chamber of the common persond. Senate-to represent the elitee. Both chambers elected using different methodsf. House: Direct popular vote (2 yr. term)g. Senate: Elected by the state legislature (6 yr. term)i. Changed in 1913 to popular voteii. 1/3 of Senators up for election every 2 years, (staggered) so the Senate cannot be changed as quickly as the Househ. House-can be responsible to publici. Senate- what’s long term goals of the public?i. That’s why its deliberately done to stagger elections so drastic changes don’t take place (keep a level head of what long term goals are)III. The Constitutional powers of CongressThese 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.a. Enumerated powers i. Article 1 Section 8 Constitution ii. Powers granted to both chambers b. Restricted to one chamberi. *Article 2 Section 2: only the Senate votes on ambassadors, treaties, Supreme Court Justices and cabinet positionsii. House must start all “money”-oriented legislation iii. Advise and Consent Power-authority of Senate to approve or reject presidential actions1. Interestingly enough; senators elected by state legislatures, and sothe people (public) have no power to say who’s nominateda. Framers did not trust public enough to make educated
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