Eastlake SCI101 Chapter 11 Questions

Chapter 11

Functions of Congress

The bicameral structure of Congress was designed to enable the legislative body and its members to perform certain functions for the political system.

The functions include [from the book]

Leadership in the House

The House leadership is made up of the Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, and the party whips.

Speaker of the House – The presiding officer in the House of Representatives. The Speaker is always a member of the majority party and is the most powerful and influential member of the House. For questions 2, 3 , and 4 Use the internet and cite your work if you fail to cite, no points

What are the 5 functions of the Speaker of the House?

Who is the current Speaker of the House? [Use the internet and cite your work]

From what state the Speaker come from? [ Use the internet and cite your work]

What party do they represent? [Use the internet and cite your work]

Your Congressional Representative

From the internet, find your United States Congressional representative and answer the following questions. Use the internet and cite your work if you fail to cite, no points

Who is your Congressional Representative [name]? [Use the internet and cite your work]

What district number do you live in? [Use the internet and cite your work]

Where is your Congressional representative’s home office? [Use the internet and cite your work]

What party to they represent? [Use the internet and cite your work]

Impeachment

The U.S. Constitution provides impeachment as the method for removing the president, vice president, federal judges, and other federal officials from office. The impeachment process begins in the House of Representatives and follows these steps: [not in book]

The House Judiciary Committee holds hearings and, if necessary, prepares articles of impeachment. These are the charges against the official.

If a majority of the committee votes to approve the articles, the whole House debates and votes on them.

If a majority of the House votes to impeach the official on any article, then the official must then stand trial in the Senate.

For the official to be removed from office, two-thirds of the Senate must vote to convict the official. Upon conviction, the official is automatically removed from office and, if the Senate so decides, may be forbidden from holding governmental office again.

The house has impeached only two presidents – Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon [resigned the Presidency before the Senate was vote on his guilt. 67 Senators are needed to reach the 2/3 necessary to find guilt

In today’s hot climate of politics, is it wise for the Democrats to move towards impeachment of the current President? Knowing that impeachment of a President is not favored by the American people. Case in point President Clinton was charged with lying to a grand jury and obstruction of justice. The house wrote the articles of impeachment and voted to move the process to have the trial in the Senate. His approval ratings went up and not down during this time.

From the book define impeachment

Should the Democrats move to impeach the President knowing this trend Yes or No why?

Is this a good tactic for the Democrats to recover the white house in 2020?