{"page":"\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nVideo\n
\n

\nThe House of Representatives and Senate Compared\n

\n
\n
\nGet Free Access for 10 Days!\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
×
\n\n\n
\n\nPublisher:\n\nMr. Beat\n\n\n
\n
\nMr. Beat and Mr. Wernimont compare and contrast the two parts of the United States Congress- the House of Representatives and the Senate.Produced by Beat Productions, LLC and Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair...\nMr. Beat and Mr. Wernimont compare and contrast the two parts of the United States Congress- the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Produced by Beat Productions, LLC and Matt Beat. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom (Mr. Beat's band), Gunnar Olsen, and Otis McDonald.

#apgovt #government #usgovernment

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:46 Who is in there?
8:34 How they pass laws?
11:05 Procedural stuff
12:18 Exclusive responsibilities
14:55 Impact and Legacy

The United States Congress makes laws at the federal level. It’s the legislature of the federal government of the country. They meet in this cute little building, the U.S. Capitol. Members are directly elected by citizens in their home parts of the country.

But did you know that Congress was bi?
Bicameral, which means it’s separated into two groups, and those two groups, are the House of Representatives and the Senate

At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, one big debate broke out between delegates of states with larger populations and delegates of states with smaller populations. The debate was over how many representatives each state would have in Congress. Delegates from larger population states argued that, since their states contributed proportionally more in taxes and resources, they should enjoy proportionally much more representation in Congress. Delegates from smaller states argued that, since they were afraid of having their voices ignored, all states should be equally represented in Congress. Thankfully, Founding Father Dudes Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth came to the rescue. They created what today is commonly referred to as The Great Compromise, and it called for a bicameral federal legislature- an upper house to provide equal representation for each state, and a lower house to provide proportional representation based on a state’s population. On July 4, 1787 others at the convention got on board…I’m not joking…it was on that day that many of the delegates came around to Sherman and Ellsworth’s idea, and on July 16th the delegates officially adopted it…by a margin of one, single vote. Without that vote, there probably wouldn’t be a Constitution today.

So that’s why there are two houses of Congress. But both are quite different. In this video, I’m going to compare the House to the Senate, with the help of my friend and fellow teacher Mr. Wernimont.



\n
\n
\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Resource Details

\n
\n
\n
\n
Curator Rating
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Length
\n
16:14
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Grade
6th - 12th
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Subjects
Social Studies & History
2 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Media Type
Instructional Videos
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Source:
\n
\nMr. Beat\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Date
\n
2023
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\n
Language
English
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Audiences
For Teacher Use
2 more...
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
Usage Permissions
Fine Print: Educational Use
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Additional Materials

\n
\n\nSign in or Join Now
\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"/subscription/new\">Video Transcript\n
\n
\n\nSign in or Join Now
\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"/subscription/new\">Video Preview\n
\n
\n
\n

Concepts

\n
\n
congress, debate
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Additional Tags

\n
\n
the house and senate compared, the house of representatives and senate compared, who is in us congress, why does congress have two houses, differences between house and senate, how is the house of representatives different than the senate?, the house of representatives in comparison to the senate, what is the difference between the house and the senate?, the senate and house of representatives explained, what is the legislative branch of the u.s. government, senate vs house ap gov, political party, legal resident, smaller populations, minority leaders, vice president, senator represents, easy peasy, public official, pretty cool, year terms, 2/3 majority, american people, upper house, entire house, exclusive power, state legislatures, lower house, president, called, means, vote, process, year, houses, pass, majority, states, today
\n
\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Classroom Considerations

\n
Best For: Explaining a topic
Video is ad-free
\n
\n
\n

Educator Ratings

\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\nShow resource details\n
\n
\n\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: The House of Representatives and Senate Compared\" href=\"/subscription/new\">\"The\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\n"}