House leadership
Why are Minority and majority leaders important?
They guide their party members in policy-making issues and help direct debate
Who breaks a voting tie
The vice president(Leader of the Senate)
How many committee types are there?
There are 4 types of committees(Standing, Joint, select, and Conference
How many members are in the House of Representatives
435
Define override.
An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto(requires 2/3 majority in each chamber)
Is the speaker of the House part of the Minority or Majority party
The Majority Party
Who is the leader of the Majority Party
President Pro-tempore
What is a Standing committee's purpose?
Standing committees remain from session to session. Always there because they are dealing with issues always present (ex. appropriations committee in the Senate and the ways and means committee in the house)
What is the minimum age requirement to be in the Senate
30 years old minimum
What is Logrolling?
An arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills.
What are the parliamentary procedures?
Its an elaborate system of rules for who can speak and when.
Who decides which bills reach the floor for debate and which do not
Majority and minority leaders
What is a select committee's purpose?
Its the opposite of a Standing committee. A temporary committee that is formed for a specific purpose
Which house is more formal?
The Senate
What is Specialization?
Representatives become experts on a small subset of issues allowing them to develop knowledge and build support back home
Who has the power to decide who can speak and who cannot?
The Speaker of the House
Who controls calendar assignments of bills
Majority Leader
What is a Joint committee's purpose?
This committee involves members both from the house and the senate. These committees persist over time but sometimes joint committees can be formed in a short period.
What is bicameralism?
It refers to two legislative bodies that are separate in deliberation from one another
What is Party representation on committees
People on committees who represent a specific political party. Significantly because people will vote along the lines of their political party.
What are whips and their jobs?
They are responsible for party discipline. They also make sure party members walk in line with party goals
Who chooses the president pro-tempore
Senate members and leads the senate when the vice president can´t
Why are Conference committees created?
They are formed if both houses can’t agree on an identical version of a bill
How are representatives chosen in the Senate and in the House of representatives
Senate- Each State receives 2 senators
House- Each state gets a certain amount of reps accordingly to their population
A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and develop party policy