Bicameral Congress Reflection
For this week's reflection assignment, we were provided two videos, and two websites (www.house.gov , and www.senate.gov).
The first video is titled "the Bicameral Congress: crash course in government and politics #2". It shows the original content creator to be PBS digital studios, even though it was uploaded to youtube.com by "Crash Course". The narrator states hi name is Craig, with no mention of his last name. He begins his video by stating that the Congress was established by the United States Constitution in Article 1, section 1. Because it is explicitly mentioned, and first, it can be implied that it is the most important part of the national government. The Senate and House of Representatives work in what's known as a bicameral legislative system. This mean it has two parts. Craig discussed the eligibility requirements, term limits, how they are elected, and how many members make the composition. The Senate is allowed two senators per state, giving each state equal representation. The House however ha 435 members, as they are based on a state's population (the more, the merrier). The two do share concurrent powers, but each …show more content…
Congress: Explained". The narrator is uncredited, and the video was posted to youtube.com by Nick Barreca. He begins his video by stating the three branches of government. They consist of the judicial, executive, and legislative. All these were covered in previous weeks of this course. He discussed "the Great Compromise" in which all states agreed to in 1787 that defined the structure, and representation to each state under the Constitution. Of the two chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives is seen as being less prestigious, while the Senate is regarded with more prestige. This can result from the perceived requirements to serve as a member (in reference to age). As we all know, age makes you wiser. These videos were really educational, and broke the system down to layman
The first video is titled "the Bicameral Congress: crash course in government and politics #2". It shows the original content creator to be PBS digital studios, even though it was uploaded to youtube.com by "Crash Course". The narrator states hi name is Craig, with no mention of his last name. He begins his video by stating that the Congress was established by the United States Constitution in Article 1, section 1. Because it is explicitly mentioned, and first, it can be implied that it is the most important part of the national government. The Senate and House of Representatives work in what's known as a bicameral legislative system. This mean it has two parts. Craig discussed the eligibility requirements, term limits, how they are elected, and how many members make the composition. The Senate is allowed two senators per state, giving each state equal representation. The House however ha 435 members, as they are based on a state's population (the more, the merrier). The two do share concurrent powers, but each …show more content…
Congress: Explained". The narrator is uncredited, and the video was posted to youtube.com by Nick Barreca. He begins his video by stating the three branches of government. They consist of the judicial, executive, and legislative. All these were covered in previous weeks of this course. He discussed "the Great Compromise" in which all states agreed to in 1787 that defined the structure, and representation to each state under the Constitution. Of the two chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives is seen as being less prestigious, while the Senate is regarded with more prestige. This can result from the perceived requirements to serve as a member (in reference to age). As we all know, age makes you wiser. These videos were really educational, and broke the system down to layman