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CUS-AP-GOV-5
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From what two sources does the Speaker of the House get their power? | CP. The Constitution, The People. |
| The current Speaker of the House | Kevin McCarthy |
| What does it mean to be an incumbent? | To be the current holder of an office or position. |
| What are the jobs of the Speaker? | BPSECV: Assigns BILLS to a committee, PEOPLE to a committee and to SPECIAL committees, ENFORCE the rules, CALL upon people to speak, put questions to a VOTE. |
| The Dean of the House (define) | Oldest / veteran member of the House that has much INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. |
| Institutional knowledge (define) | Having prior experiences with history and living it. |
| The current Dean of the House | Dean Rogers |
| Job of the Dean | Swears in the Speaker on Opening Day. |
| The Floor Leader (define) | The legislative strategist for his or her party. |
| Majority floor leader (who) | Steve Scalise (R) |
| Minority floor leader (who) | Hakeem Jeffries (D) |
| The whip (define) | The assistant to the floor leader. |
| Jobs of the whip | CA: CONDUCT polls on how a bill plans to be voted on, ADVISE their party members as to how they should vote. |
| Majority House whip (who) | Tom Emmer (R) |
| Minority House whip (who) | Katherine Clark |
| Senate President (who) | Kamala Harris |
| Job of Senate President | Preside and keep order. |
| Senate President voting on bills policy | Cannot; not an elected official senator. |
| Senate President Pro Tempore (define) | Similar to Dean. Longest serving member, has institutional knowledge. |
| Senate PPT (who) | Patty Murray |
| Majority Senate Floor Leader (who) | Charles Schumer (D) |
| Minority Senate Floor Leader (who) | Mitch McConnell (R) |
| Majority Senate whip (who) | Dick Durbin (D) |
| Minority Senate whip (who) | John Thorne (R) |
| Term (define) | (Of Congress) 2-year period. 2 sessions per term. |
| Congressional term start date | January 23 (1-2-3). |
| Opening Day (House) procedure | Previous session clerk presides until new speaker is determined. Clerk calls roll (435). Motion is made for new speaker. Dean swears in new speaker. |
| Who swears in all 435 Congressmen on Opening Day? | Newly elected Speaker. |
| Democrats sit on the __ side from the speaker's chair | Right. Left when facing the Speaker. |
| Doorkeeper | Opens and closes the door. $200,000 a year to open a door. |
| Other appointed folks include: | Chaplain (prayers and stuff), Sergeant at Arms (head of Capitol Police), Clerk (last person appointed. |
| Further Opening Day Procedure (3) (H) | DCA: DISCUSS adopted rules and changes, COMMITTEES and announced, Congress is ADJOURNED. |
| When is the state department created? | 1789. |
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