GOV 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bicameralism
Jack Warner
Government 120 - American Government
Textbook
Fall 2017
GE
• Constitution
• The Great Compromise
• Article 1
• longest article
• 10 sections
• most of the entire document
• Structure
• bicameral
• house of representatives (lower)
• 435 regular members + 5 delegates
• 2 year terms
• senate (upper)
• 100 members
• 6 year terms
• house leadership
• speaker of the house
• majority/minority leader
• majority/minority whip
• senate leadership
• president of the senate
• president pro tempore
• majority/minority leader
• majority/minority whip
• Powers
• broad
• create and repeal laws
• establish penalties for breaking some laws
