Structures, Powers, and Functions of CONGRESS [AP Gov Review, Unit 2 Topic 2 (2.2)]

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In this video Heimler takes you through Unit 2 Topic 2 (2.2) of the AP Government curriculum, which is all about the structures, powers, and functions of Congress.

First, we look at the leadership structures in the House and the Senate. In the House we have the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the majority and minority whips. In the Senate, we have the President of the Senate (i.e., the Vice President of the United States), the president pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders.

Additionally, we have a look at how the actual work of Congress gets done, which is to say, in committees. We look at the four different kinds of committees (standing committee, joint committee, conference committee, and select committee) and examples of each from the House and the Senate.

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Time Stamps for Studying
0:27 Policy Making
House Leadership
0:47 Speaker of the House
1:12 Parliamentary Procedure
1:38 Majority and Minority Leaders
2:02 Majority and Minority Whips
Senate Leadership
2:21 President of the Senate
2:41 President Pro Tempore
2:55 Majority and Minority Leaders
3:06 Calendar Assignments
Committees 3:23
4 Committee types
Standing Committee 3:41
4:00 Senate Appropriations Committee
4:15 House Ways and Means Committee
Joint Committees 4:23
Select Committees 4:46
Conference Committees 5:10
5:56 House Rules Committee
6:12 Committee of the Whole
Discharge Petition 6:25
6:41 Unlimited Debate
6:48 Filibuster
7:24 Cloture Rule
7:39 Unanimous Consent
How a bill becomes law 8:00
Non-Germane Rides 8:08
Pork Barrel Spending 8:18
Log-Rolling 8:34
Federal Budget
8:50 Mandatory Spending (Entitlements)
9:01 Discretionary Pending
9:15 Deficit Spending

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