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A. Party
1. Party membership is important; majority party controls leadership positions in each body and all committees.
B. Leadership: 1. House: a. Speaker- normally of majority party. Election by party-line vote. i. power to determine committee assignments ii. important influence on legislation thru procedures iii. presides at House debates
b. Majority leader --leader of majority party (not the Speaker)--coordinates party activity (Minority leader is for Minority party). c. Whips --next-in-line after majority/minority leaders. Each party has their own. Responsible for assisting leader & getting party members to actually show up at important votes.
2. Senate: a. President of the Senate--is the VP of the US (Cheney). i. power to preside ii. only votes to break a tie iii. only actually presides for important events
b. President pro tempore i. presides in absence of VP
c. Majority/minority leaders and whips
i. Majority leader is most powerful person in the Senate, but is less powerful than the House leadership.
C. Committees
1. All legislation is assigned to at least one committee
2. Committee membership based on party--majority party always has a majority of committee members
3. Different kinds of Committees
a. Standing Committees
i. Permanent committees that have a substantive area of competence
ii. areas of competence frequently overlap iii. decision of which committee to send bill to is important
b. ad hoc committees
i. committee set up for special, temporary purpose
c. others
i. conference committees--see next lecture
ii. House Rules committee--see next lecture
4. Committee leadership:
a. elected by majority party but usually based upon seniority (time of service in that committee).
5. Committee Hearings:
a. hearings are held on bills that are being considered
b. opportunity to bring in people to testify for & against bill
6. Committee Action
a. Committees generally are free to change bills (markups)
b. Most bills are never reported out of committee (never voted on).
c. If a bill gets a favorable report, it is sent to the full body for consideration (if allowed by that body's leaders!!).
What else can I help you with?
What formed to address the grievances of the colonists?
Continental Congress
Who was sent to the colonies after the Stamp Act congress was formed?
no one
What meeting was called that formed the Continental Army?
Second continental congress
What organization was formed a continental army and sent the olive branch petition to the king?
The second continental Congress.
When did the first continental congress get established?
it was established in 1775 The second continental congress formed the continental army and made George Washington a general.
How was the Indian national congress formed?
in 1885 thw indian national congress was formed by a number of educaded
What happened first Jefferson plans the declaration or the second continental congress formed?
Second continental congress is formed
When does the congress convenes?
The newly formed congress first convenes on January 3rd.
When was Indian national congress formed?
in 1885
When was hyderabad state congress formed?
1938
Indian national congress formed in 1885 during the governor general ship of?
indian national congress aws formed under whose governor generalship
When was congress starts?
Indian national congress was formed in the year 1985 by womesh chandra banergee
What the first continental congress did?
they formed the colonial militia.
When was the Congress for the New Urbanism formed?
in the early 1990s
In which year was hyderabad state congress formed?
1938
What was formed to address grievance of the colonist?
Continental Congress
What formed to address the grievances of the colonists?
Continental Congress
