ch 12 sec 1 and 2 congressional leadership and committees
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Congressional Leadership and Committees
Chapter 12 section 1 and 2
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Topics
I. House leadership
II. Senate Leadership
III. The Committee System
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I. House Leadership
A. Speaker of the House
B. House Majority and Minority Floor Leaders
C. House Majority and Minority Whips
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A. Speaker of the House
• Speaker of the House is very powerful.– Presides over sessions– Decides who may speaks.– Order of Business– Interprets rules.– Assigns committees– Places bills into committees
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B. House Majority and Minority Floor Leaders
• These are party officers.– They are legislative strategists.– They marshal party votes in order to pass
or defeat bills.– They are also the chief spokesperson for
their party.
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The 42nd District
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The 26th District
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C. House Majority and Minority Whips
• The whips assist their party leadership.– Maintain communication between party
and leadership.– Makes certain members report for
important votes.– Whips the party in line.
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II. Senate Leadership
A. President of the Senate
B. The President Protempore
C. Floor Leaders and whips
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Senate Leadership
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A. President of the Senate
• Vice President presides over senate– Can only vote in a tie.– Is usually not there.
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B. The President Pro tempore• Also called
President Pro Tem– Senior senator
who resides over senate.
– 4th in line to be President.
Senator Ted Stevens.
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C. Floor Leaders and whips
• Majority Leader– Plans daily agenda– Influence over committee assignments.
• Minority Leader– Heads the Opposition
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Caleeefornia
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IV. The Committee System
A. Why a committee system?
B. Standing committees
C. Committee assignments
D. Select committees
E. Joint and Conference Committees
F. The Chairperson
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A. Why a committee system?
• Too many bills– Thousands of bills each session– 11,000 in the 100th congress
• The committee system evolved over time– Committees were temporary and for each bill.– Eventually committees became permanent.
• This division of labor allows for congress to accomplish more.
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B. Standing committees
• Are permanent committees that deal with specific subject areas.– Most debate and business are done in the
committees• Number of committees
– 16 in the senate – 22 in the House
• Committees are also divided into sub committees– 80 subcommittees in the House– 70 in the Senate
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C. Committee assignments
• Congressman want to be part of powerful committees.– To help their district– Greater influence in congress
• Committees are headed by a chairperson from the majority party.– Also seats are proportional to party
representation.
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D. Select committees
• Select committees meet for a specific topic and for a limited time frame.– Handle issues outside of standing
committee focus.– Usually handle investigations.
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E. Joint and Conference Committees
• Joint committees are comprised of members of both houses.
• Conference Committees– Houses must pass identical bills.– When there are differences, these
committees will meet to find a compromise.
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E. The Chairperson
• Very powerful.– Presides over meetings– Chooses which bills to be addressed– Can pigeonhole bills they are opposed to– Although a discharge petition can force a bill
out of committee to the floor.• Chairpersons were appointed by a
seniority system.– Chairs are held by longest serving majority
party member.
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Terms to Know
• Speaker of the House• President of the Senate• President Pro tempore• Party Caucus• Floor Leader • Whip• Seniority Rule
• Select Committee• Joint Committee• Conference Committee
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