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The Constitution - Coggle Diagram

- - - - 6 Years
      - 100 Senators (2 per state)
      - Vice President
      - President Pro Tempore
    - - Currently 435 (based on population gauged during the Census--10 years)
      - 2 years
      - Speaker of the House (majority party)
      - All bills that have to do with budget HAVE to start in the House
  - - - 1) Drafted proposal
      - 2) Discussed in Committees
      - 3) Brought to one of the houses
      - 4) Approved/Not-Approved/Revised
      - 5) Sent to other house
      - 6) Approved/Not-Approved/Revised
      - 7) President for signing
      - VETO: Returns to the Senate, can be passed with a 2/3rd vote)
      - Bill presented in the House: just read and entered into the record
      - Bill presented in the Senate: there is a weird ceremony where it is put in a box and read by the VP or PPT
- - - - incharge of the direction of the party
    - - incharge of dictating the direction of the legislation; submits the budget
    - - incharge of foreign relations... meets with foreign leaders, main negotiator, assigns other diplomats
    - - oversees the day-to-day operations; sets the priorities; ensures that people are doing their jobs
    - - prioritizes foreign relations... but more high stakes, specific negotiations about trade, weapons, leadership, etc
    - - leads the military
    - - responsible for modeling what citizens should be/do
- - - - Midnight appointments (16 new federal judgeships): are they legal? does the new president need to follow through on them?
      - Court found: 1) Madison won 2) established judicial review
- - - - Right and liberties