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- In addition to formal duties, the vice president has both informal and symbolic responsibilities
- Informal: Advise the president
- Symbolic: Balance the ticket (Joe Biden was and old and white man, but Kamala was a black woman, 22 years younger. Donald Trump has led a controversial life but Mike Pence is an evangelical Christian who appeals to an important Republican consistency)
- Tim Waltz is an older white man who was former teacher and high school coach. JD Vance is a Harvard education ... *more on point in slide*
- Tim Waltz is an older white man who was former teacher and high school coach. JD Vance is a Harvard education ... *more on point in slide*
# Electoral College
## Gerrymandering
### 1912 (?)
- 8/10 most gerrymandered states favor republicans
- Supreme court has struct down gerrymandering
- Louisiana - Gerrymandered to Favor Republicans
- Maryland - Gerrymandered to Favor Democrats
## Congress
### Senate
- Upper House
- Elected every six years
- 2 Senators per state
- Approves legislation
- Cooler heads
### House of representatives
- Lover house
- Elected every two years
- Representatives determined by population (435)
- Writes legislation
- Hot heads
### What does the house do?
- Impeachment begins in the House
- The House controls revenue bills
- It is the House that must initiate tax bills
- It is the House that initiates appropriation bills (spending)
- If no president should receive a majority of votes in the Electoral College, then the House of Representatives would choose the next President. In this case, each state would only get one vote.
- Need 218 for the majority
Right now, republicans control the house, with 222 seats, democrats have 211
## Supreme Court
- Established by Article III of the constitution
- Highest court in the Federal Judiciary (in contrast to the states)
- It has jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law and a number of original jurisdictional issues (including Ambassadors)
- Judicial Review: It can invalidate a statue for violating the Constitution
- It includes a chief justice and Eight associate justices
- The justices have a lifetime appointment, but can resign or be removed
- When a vacancy opens, the president with advice and consent appoints a new justice