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AP U.S.

Government and Politics 2020-21


North Farmington High School
Instructor: T.Seremet [email protected] VM – 71905

Syllabus – Unit IV - Political Institutions - Congress

OBJECTIVE: Article I of the U.S. Constitution delegates formal and informal legislative powers to the
halls of Congress. This institution balances its power with the executive and judicial branches of
government - an intricate balance that evolves and changes over time. The issue of divided government
promotes a process that often can lead from legislative gridlock to bi-partisanship, to true non-
partisanship in dealing with numerous policy issues including how to establish a national budget. The
student will:
1. understand the powers of Congress.
2. determine the make-up of the current House and Senate.
3. analyze how Congress and the President undertake the arduous task of developing an annual
budget.

SCHEDULE: Mon. 11/12 - In class: Your Reps & 115th Congress. Reading for Tues. 11/13 – Art. 1,
Members & Powers: Ch.12 pp.352-63. Reading for Wed. 11/14 – Organization: Ch.12 pp.363-68.
Readings for Thurs. 11/15 – Committees: Ch.12 pp.368-75. Readings for Fri. 11/16 - How a Bill
Becomes an Act: Ch.12 pp.375-82. Reading for Mon. 11/19 – Congressional Roles: (See syllabus).
Tues. 11/20 - QUIZ. Reading for Mon. 11/26 - Fed Budget: Ch.14 pp.434-45. Reading for Tues. 11/27
– Big Government: Ch.14 pp.445-52. Reading for Wed. 11/28 – Budget Process: Ch.14 pp.453-62.
Thurs. 11/29 – Take-Home Essay Test Due. Finish & Review. Fri. 11/30 - MC Exam.

GRADED ITEMS: Quiz – Tues. 11/20; Exam: Take-Home Essay Test – Due Thurs. 11/29 & MC Test –
Fri. 11/30

TERMS:
Chapters 12 (pp.352-88) 22. committee chairs
1. descriptive representation 23. seniority system
2. substantive representation 24. caucus
3. incumbents 25. bill / how a bill becomes a law
4. credit claiming 26. rider
5. case work 27. override
6. pork barrel _ 28. expressed/implied powers (MvM 72-3) nat. bank
7. bicameral legislature 29. Senate confirmation (365 & 415)
8. reapportionment (179) 30. impeachment process (365 & 396)
9. gerrymandering (146-47) 31. War Powers Act (417)
10. House Rules Committee 32. legislative veto (417)
11. filibuster Chapter 14 (pp.434-464)
12. cloture 33. budget
13. Speaker of the House 34. deficit
14. majority leader 35. expenditures / outlays
15. whips 36. revenue
16. minority leader 37. income tax
17. standing committee 38. Sixteenth Amendment
18. joint committee 39. federal debt
19. conference committees 40. tax expenditures
20. select committees 41. America in perspective
21. legislative oversight 42. Social Security Act
43. Medicare and Medicaid
44. incrementalism
45. uncontrollable expenditures / mandatory outlays
46. entitlements
47. House Ways and Means Committee
48. Senate Finance Committee
49. C. Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
50. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
51. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (404)
52. budget resolution
53. authorization bill
54. appropriation bill

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