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The Legislative Branch. The Structure of Congress. Bicameral, or two part, legislature, called Congress The House of Representatives and the Senate. The Structure of Congress. Congress was designed after the state legislature in Connecticut - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Legislative Branch
The Structure of Congress Bicameral, or two
part, legislature, called Congress
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The Structure of Congress Congress was designed after the
state legislature in Connecticut During the Constitutional Convention,
it was called the Connecticut Plan, or The Great Compromise
The Structure of CongressThe New Jersey Plan The legislative body contains an equal number of representatives per state
The Virginia Plan The number of representatives based on the state’s population.
The Connecticut Plan Bicameral Legislature2 houses – house of reps. based on population and each state has equal number of reps. in the Senate
Do you know….. How many members are in the
Senate?
How many members are in the House?
Who are the senators from KY?
Who are the representatives from KY?
Do you know.... How many members are in the
Senate?• 100
Do You Know…. How many members are in the
Senate?• 100
How many members are in the House?• 438
Do You Know…. How many members are in the
Senate?• 100
How many members are in the House?• 438
Who are the senators from KY?• Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
Do you know… How many members are in the
Senate?• 100
How many members are in the House?• 438
Who are the senators from KY?• Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
Who are the representatives from KY?• Brett Guthrie, Ben Chandler, Geoff Davis,
John Yarmouth, Ed Whitfield, and Hal Rogers