Q Learning Goal To explain and evaluate the institutions of American and California politics within the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. The CPA will support your ability to demonstrate through written work an understanding of the basic political science concepts including power, institutions Start with PPt/Questions • McClain congress chapter PowerPoint click, mcclain-Congress 06.pptx mcclain5e_lectureppt_ch06.pdf Download mcclain5e_lectureppt_ch06.pdf Redistricting is something you hear about in the news after every national census, and with good reason. The U.S. Constitution requires that representatives be apportioned “according to their respective numbers.” After each decennial census, the federal government reapportions the number of congressional seats for each state to pave the way for redistricting. Apportioned We Stand The following video from the U.S. Census Bureau provides a brief introduction to the idea of apportionment. • answer question #1 - #4 Go to: The U.S. Census and the Amazing Apportionment MachineLinks to an external site. 1. What is reapportionment? 2. What does the term “apportionment” mean, according to the video? 3. What is the name of the method used to reapportion seats in Congress after each census? 4. How many constituents did each member of the House of Representatives represent in 1790? How many constituents did each member represent in 2000 McClain --- Congressional Organization and Leadership - 5. How do political parties factor into the organization of Congress? See McClain, Congressional Organization and Leadership • See Leadership by party Majority click, https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress (Links to an external site.) 6. What is the purpose of Congressional committees? To what degree is it reasonable to allow these committees to have so much power over the fate of legislation? • Is it reasonable to give them so much power over the fate of legislation? Review committee titles, jurisdiction in Congress click, https://www.opensecrets.org/cong-cmtes to answer question #7 below Click, visuals bill to law 7. from the above link, briefly what's your favorite video [I'm just a bill or ALEC Rock]. .. which question from The dynamic law making link most surprised you? 8. From McClain, Define congressional caucuses. Remark on the purpose of these caucuses and provide an example of one.????? 9. Which legislative chamber has a Rules Committee Why? Why does the other chamber not have this committee? 10. From McClain Define the filibuster and the cloture vote. Which congressional house are they found in? In terms of party politics, what result do these tools create? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt4jHLteXag Non legislative committee work 11. What is congressional oversight? • See McClain chapter 8. Review of executive department's funding and activities in Hearings and meeting agendas. 12. What is a representative? What is a constituency? How are they related? ________________________________________ Governing Cal. Legislature chp5 • chapter 5 the California Legislature click, GovCal8_artppt_Ch05_legislature.pdfDownload GovCal8_artppt_Ch05_legislature.pdf • [prop. 11(election 2008) & 20 (election 2010)] redistricting click, govcal districting part 1-1 (2).pdf Download govcal districting part 1-1 (2).pdf • Part 2 districting click, govcal districting part 2-2.pdfDownload govcal districting part 2-2.pdf • Functions, representation, Screen Shot cal.legi_funictions.pdfDownload Screen Shot cal.legi_funictions.pdf • Elections, Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Elections.pdf Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Elections.pdf Download Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Elections.pdf • Screen Shot Committees and organization, Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_2_Organization.pdfDownload Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_2_Organization.pdf • Section difference from Congress, Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Compare_Congress.pdf Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Compare_Congress.pdfDownload Screen Shot _GovCal_leg_Compare_Congress.pdf • Challenges facing the legislature, Screen Shot _challenges Cal leg..pdf Download Screen Shot _challenges Cal leg..pdf, • and Screen Shot_G.Cal. challenges_Initiatives.pdfDownload Screen Shot_G.Cal. challenges_Initiatives.pdf ________________________________________ submission How do I submit an online assignment? (Links to an external site.) How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?