Part 81 (1/2)

_Control over the judiciary_. The judiciary is an independent branch of government, but Congress may determine the number of Supreme Court judges, fix their salaries within certain limits, and define their appellate jurisdiction. Congress may also determine the jurisdiction, and define the procedure, of the inferior Federal courts.

_Implied powers_. Last among the powers of Congress is the authority granted to it by the Const.i.tution to make all laws which shall be deemed necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers expressly granted to Congress by the Const.i.tution. It is under the authority of this clause, that the implied powers of Congress have been so greatly expanded.

QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT

1. What influences are responsible for the fact that Congress is a two-chambered body?

2. Discuss the term and qualifications of Senators.

3. How were Senators elected prior to 1913? How are they elected at the present time?

4. What are the chief privileges and immunities of Senators?

5. Discuss the members.h.i.+p of the House of Representatives.

6. What is the nature of the Congressional district?

7. What are the qualifications for Representatives?

8. Who may vote for Representatives?

9. What is gerrymandering?

10. What three powers are exercised exclusively by the Senate?

11. What are the special powers of the House?

12. Under what two heads may the general powers of Congress be cla.s.sified?

13. Outline briefly the chief powers of Congress.

REQUIRED READINGS

1. Beard, _American Government and Politics_, chapter xiii.

2. Guitteau, _Government and Politics in the United States_, chapters xxii and xxiii.

3. Munro, _The Government of the United States_, chapter xiv.

4. Reed, _Form and Functions of American Government_, chapter xxi.

QUESTIONS ON THE REQUIRED READINGS

1. What was the Connecticut compromise? (Guitteau, pages 248-249.)

2. Why does the Const.i.tution provide that one third of the Senate shall retire every second year? (Reed, page 255.)

3. What criticism has been brought against the principle of the equal representation of states in the Senate? (Guitteau, page 249.)