Gov Pop Quiz

Speaker of the house

Speaker of the house

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)

President of the Senate

Kamala Harris

President Pro Tempore

Patty Murray (D-WA)

Majority party for the House

Republicans

Majority party for the Senate

Democrats

Majority Leader of the House

Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Majority Leader of the Senate

Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Majority Whip (House)

Tom Emmer (R-MN)

Majority Whip (Senate)

Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Minority Party of the House

Democrats

Minority Party of the Senate

Republicans

Minority Leader of the House

Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Minority Leader of the Senate

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Minority Whip (House)

Kathleen Clark (D-MA)

Minority Whip (Senate)

John Thune (R-SD)

Local house representative

Ben Cline (R-VA-6th District)

Local Senate representative (SR)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Local Senate representative (JR)

Tim Kaine (D-VA)

What can Congress do? (Article 1)

• Laws, hearings, oversight, regulations.

• House - Taxes, budgets, spending

• Senate - Advice and Consent

• Both - Bills into laws, amendments

How does Congress work?

Hearings, floor speeches, bill proposal, debate, votes, veto overrides (2/3rds needed), impeachment, bill to law