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current speaker of the house

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Paul Ryan

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who is the president of the senate

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Mike Pence

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current senate majority leader

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Mitch McConnell

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why is being the majority party important

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  • choose chairperson
  • chooses speaker of the house
  • chooses leader in the senate
  • committee majority
  • majority vote
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bill

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proposed law

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how a bill becomes a law

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  1. bill is proposed
  2. House/Senate sends bill to standing committee
  3. read it, hold hearings, debate
  4. send to sub-committee who proposes amendments
  5. Bill goes back to House/Senate for majority vote
  6. IF it is realized bills from House+Senate not identical
  7. goes to conference committee to be revised
  8. IF bill is passed, goes to President
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majority vote for the senate

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51

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majority vote for the house

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218

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bill

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proposed law

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4 basic committees

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  • standing
  • joint
  • select
  • conference
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standing committee

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  • permanent
  • members of the house
  • cover broad topic areas
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joint committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house and senators
  • crisis/investigation
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select committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house
  • created by President
  • investigates current issues
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conference committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house and senators
  • compromise bills
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what type of vote is needed for a bill to become a law

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majority

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limited debate

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when there is a time limit for speaking

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does the house or senate have limited debate

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senate

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why is limited debate necessary

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number of people in the senate

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speaker of the house

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leader of the majority party

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whip in majority/minority party

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bugs people for votes

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president pro tempore

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to step in when vice president is absent

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leader of the senate

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voice for the majority party

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chair person

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person in charge of committees

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committee structure

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6 people in a committee from majority party

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joint resolution
have force of laws
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concurrent resolution
the house and senate act jointly
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resolution
matters concerning 1 house (taken up by only that body)
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pigeonhold
when a bill dies in committee
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discharge petition
members force a bill that's been in committee for 30 days onto floor for consideration
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quorum
a majority of membership
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engrossed
printed in final form
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filibuster
an attempt to talk a bill to death
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cloture
limiting debate
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veto
refusal
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pocket veto
if Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill it dies (if president doesn't sign it)
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what does no cloture result in
filibusters
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a cloture takes how many votes
60
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filibuster record
24 hours, 18 min
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president's options of what to do with a bill
1. sign 2. veto 3. do nothing 4. pocket veto
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sign the bill
becomes a law
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veto bill
rejects it (can send improvement recommendations)
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do nothing
president can refuse to sign and bill is passed after 10 days (Congress must be in session)
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pocket veto
president can refuse to sign and bill dies after 10 days (Congress is not in session)
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Clinton v. NY
- Clinton crossed out 1 paragraph and tried to sign the bill into law without vetoing - violated separation of powers (legislative branch's power)
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overriding a veto
2/3 vote in house and senate
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bipartisan
both parties
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president of the senate
vice president
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party caucus
closed meeting of members of each party in each house
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subcommittee
divisions of standing committees that do most of the committees work
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which committees have members of the house and senators
conference and joint
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what will change in the house with new elections
- speaker of the house - committee distribution seats (for democrats) - chairman
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what will change in the senate with new elections
nothing
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speaker of the houes
Paul Ryan (resigning)
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who replaces speaker of the house
presumptive speaker of the house
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presumptive speaker of the house
Nancy Pelosi

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