Module 9: Congress - POL 101 - American Government - Textbook - LibGuides at Hostos Community College Library

Learning Outcomes

To identify the powers of Congress in the Constitution and to explore the expansion of Congressional power over time
To understand the Congressional elections process and the role of representation in Congressional elections
To describe how the House and Senate is organized
To break down the lawmaking process

Chapter 11, American Government
READ Pages 406-420 (Section starting with Senate Representation-11.2), 422-426 (Descriptive Representation-Representing Constituents), and 428-438 (11.4-11.5)

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American Government 2E. Project: OpenStax, Rice University. Located at: https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e?Book%20details License: CC BY 4.0
Congress and Representation. Authored by: Thomas Patterson. Project: HarvardXEdX. Located at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/thomaspatterson/teaching. License: Copyright 2020 Harvard University.
Congress and Party, Authored by: Thomas Patterson. Project: HarvardXEdX. Located at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/thomaspatterson/teaching. License: Copyright 2020 Harvard University.
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