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Legislative Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the Standing Committee do? | deals with issues of permanent legislative concern |
| What does the Conference Committee do? | when different versions are past the leaders create a conference committee to reconcile the differences between the two bills |
| What does the Select Committee do? | deals with temporary issues, investigation |
| What does the Joint Committee do? | consist of members of both houses usually created to deal with a specific issue |
| How many different committees are there? | 4 |
| How often does the Standing Committee meet? | regularly |
| What is the 2/3 rule? | if the bill gets vetoed, both houses must vote 2/3 majority to pass the bill |
| Define Constituent | a member of a constituency. a group of people that are represented by a member of congress |
| Who is the current speaker of the house? | Paul Ryan |
| Who is the current house majority leader? | Kevin McCarthy |
| Who is the current house minority leader? | Steve Scalise |
| What is the majority whip responsible for? | encouraging participation |
| what is the minority whip responsible for? | assists the state senate president |
| Define Bill | a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion |
| Define Committee ,typically consisting of members of a larger group | a group of people appointed for a special function, typically consisting of members of a larger group |
| Define Amendments | a minor change in a document |
| Define Statute | a written law passed by a legislative body |
| Define Subcommittee | a committee composed of some members of a larger group |
| Define Veto | a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body |
| How does a bill become a law? | Someone had the idea, writes the bill, goes through and passes committee, passes through both houses of congress, goes to the president, the president decides to pass the law or veto it, if vetoed both houses must vote 2/3 majority to pass the bill, if so |
| Define Expressed Powers | powers delegated to the national government in so many words |
| Define Implied Powers | Not expressly stated in the constitution but reasonable suggested- implied by expressed powers |
| How are the seats in the House distributed, and what qualifications must members meet? | There are currently 435 seats in the House. Seats are distributed based on the population of each state, with each state guaranteed at least one representative. |
| Length of terms in House and Senate | House- 2 years Senate- 6 years |
| Leadership in House and Senate | Speaker of the House- Paul Ryan |
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