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What did you think of todays' episode?
Get ready to dive into another civics and history lesson with Courtney and our guest this week, Becky!
While we know the Legislative Branch is all about creating laws that have to be passed by the executive...who are these people and how did they get to wield the cool pen? As Becky and I discuss--there's more than meets the vote on the two Congressional houses of the Legislative Branch. Things we cover in this week's slightly fascinating episode:
How did we even get to two parts of Congress? Why can't there be just one?--How the Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut Plan literally planned out representation of the Union.
Did we always vote for our direct Senators? Not at all; until the 17th amendment, state legislators decided. It was a whole ordeal and seats would remain empty. Do people still believe we should go back to that system? Surprisingly yes.
How do we get the numbers of Congressional reps per a state? And why is the total number 435?
Is gerrymandering kinda illegal, or kinda legal?
How do we fill vacant Senate and House seats? Do we always vote? Is the next person to hold that office chosen by a reluctant sloth? Tune in to find out all of these answers and then some!
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What did you think of todays' episode?
Get ready to dive into another civics and history lesson with Courtney and our guest this week, Becky!
While we know the Legislative Branch is all about creating laws that have to be passed by the executive...who are these people and how did they get to wield the cool pen? As Becky and I discuss--there's more than meets the vote on the two Congressional houses of the Legislative Branch. Things we cover in this week's slightly fascinating episode:
How did we even get to two parts of Congress? Why can't there be just one?--How the Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut Plan literally planned out representation of the Union.
Did we always vote for our direct Senators? Not at all; until the 17th amendment, state legislators decided. It was a whole ordeal and seats would remain empty. Do people still believe we should go back to that system? Surprisingly yes.
How do we get the numbers of Congressional reps per a state? And why is the total number 435?
Is gerrymandering kinda illegal, or kinda legal?
How do we fill vacant Senate and House seats? Do we always vote? Is the next person to hold that office chosen by a reluctant sloth? Tune in to find out all of these answers and then some!