Unit 4 Mastery Project:
Question 1: Identify and explain the organization of the Legislature.
Answer; The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states based on each state's total population. The Senate has 100 members because each state has only 2 regardless of their population. Members of the House are elected every 2 years and must be 25 years of age, must have been a U.S. citizen for 7 years, and have to be a resident of the state they will be representing. Members of the Senate are elected every 6 years and must be 30 years or older, and a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.
Question 2: Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Legislative, both formal and informal.
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Question 3: Identify and explain how Congress shares powers with the Executive, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy.
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Question 4: Discuss the implications of Congress sharing powers with each of the following: Executive, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy.
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Question 5:Discuss the functions that Congress performs.
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Question 6:Identify how the power of the Congress has/may evolve gradually.
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Question 7:Identify how the power of the Congress has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
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Question 8:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and political parties.
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Question 9:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and interest groups.
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Question 10:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and media.
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Question 11:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and state and local governments.
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Question 1: Identify and explain the organization of the Legislature.
Answer; The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states based on each state's total population. The Senate has 100 members because each state has only 2 regardless of their population. Members of the House are elected every 2 years and must be 25 years of age, must have been a U.S. citizen for 7 years, and have to be a resident of the state they will be representing. Members of the Senate are elected every 6 years and must be 30 years or older, and a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years.
Question 2: Identify and provide an example of the powers of the Legislative, both formal and informal.
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- to declare war
- to levy and collect taxes
- to regulate governing commerce among the states and with foreign countries
- to provide for a navy
- to make all laws necessary to enforce the Constitution
- to coin money, state its value, and provide for the punishment of counterfeiters
- to establish post offices and post roads
- to set up a system of federal courts
- to raise and support armies
- to borrow money for the public treasury
- to establish bankruptcy laws for the whole country
- to punish piracy
Question 3: Identify and explain how Congress shares powers with the Executive, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy.
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Question 4: Discuss the implications of Congress sharing powers with each of the following: Executive, Judiciary, and Bureaucracy.
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Question 5:Discuss the functions that Congress performs.
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Question 6:Identify how the power of the Congress has/may evolve gradually.
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Question 7:Identify how the power of the Congress has/may changes dramatically as a result of crisis.
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Question 8:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and political parties.
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Question 9:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and interest groups.
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Question 10:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and media.
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Question 11:Identify and discuss the ties between the Congress and state and local governments.
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