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What is a caucus a meeting
What is the title of the most powerful person in the House of Representatives? The speaker of the house
What role does the Vice President of the United States play in the Senate? The vice president oversees the session and breaks ties.
. When the Vice President is not there, who takes his/her place? The pro tempore takes their place.
Who actually is the most powerful officer in the Senate? The majority floor leader.
Define the majority party. The majority party is a party under the senate and house that holds the majority.
Define the minority party. The majority party is a party under the senate and house that holds the minority.
Why do some people criticize the seniority rule? They believe it blocks new ideas and solutions.
Where does Congress do most of its work? committees
Which committee is the most powerful in the House of Representatives, and sometimes referred to as the House’s “traffic cop”? the legislative committee
What is a joint committee? A committee that has members from the senate and house with different select committees, investigating various subjects, and keeping congress running smoothly.
What is the role of the conference committee? The role is to set up conference types of bills when they have passed 2 versions of the same bill.
What are the differences between a Public bill and a Private bill? The difference between a public and private bill is that while public bills deal with the nation, private deals with a particular person or place.
Once a bill is introduced in the House and given a number and title, where does it go? it goes to the draft box by the house’s clerk desk.
What is a subcommittee? A small group within a committee.
What does it mean to pigeonhole a bill? When a bill is put aside and ignored
What does it mean to filibuster in the Senate? The unlimited debate over a bill
What can the Senate do to stop the filibuster? If the senate gets ⅗ of senators to vote for cloture.
Where does a bill go if it has passed both chambers of Congress, but in different forms? The bill goes to the president once it passes both chambers of congress.
Once a bill reaches the President, he/she has ten days to take action. What are the four options the Constitution gives to the President regarding the bill? The constitution allows the president to either sign the bill, veto the bill, not sign it within ten days, or pocket veto the bill.
How many members in the United States House of Representatives? 435
Membership in the House of Representatives is based on what for each state? the population of each state
Which political party currently holds a majority in the House of Representatives? The republican party
Which state currently has the most members in the Representatives? And how many Representatives does that state have? California has the most representatives with a number of 52 members.
How many members in the United States Senate? 100
Membership in the Senate is based on what for each state? 2 Per state
Which political party currently holds a majority in the Senate? Democrats currently hold the majority in the senate.
Identify the title of the leader in the house of representatives Kevin Mcarthy, republican, california
Identify the title of the leader in the senate Charles Shumer, democrat, new york and the vp kamala harris, democrat
What are the names, parties, and states of the current Senate Majority leader? Charles Schumer
What are the names, parties, and states of the current Senate Minority leader? Mitch McConnell.
Who currently are the two Senators from California, and what are their political parties? Dianne Feinstein democrat and Alex Pedilla democrat.
Who currently is the member of the House of Representatives that represents Oakmont High School (4th District of CA), and what is their political party? Mike Thompson democrat
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