AP Gov't- Powers/Leadership of Congress

Speaker of the House

-presides over the House
-appoints select and conference committees
-appoints the rules committees
-second in line for the presidency after the vp

House- Majority Leader and Minority Leader

-partisan position picked by individual parties
-floor leader and legislative strategist

Majority and Minority Whip

-assistant floor leader
-inform party leaders on the "mood" of the house
-keep nose count on important votes

Vice President

-president of the senate
-presides over the senate
-votes in case of tie

President Pro Tempore (Temporary President)

-ceremonial job
-presides when VP is absent
-third in line for presidency after the speaker

Senate- Majority leader

-true leader in senate
-recognized first for all debates
-true leader of majority party

Senate- minority leader and party whips

same as house

Standing Committee assignments are made by political parties using what criteria?

seniority, geographical distribution, preference, and expertise

expressed powers

specific authorities granted to Congress in the Constitution, primarily in Article 1

Fiscal Powers

money, taxes

Originate Tax Bill

HoR, fiscal powers

Collect taxes, duties, excises

Both, Fiscal Powers

borrow $

Both, fiscal powers

coin money

both, fiscal powers

punish counterfeiters

both, fiscal/law enforcement powers

establish bankruptcy laws

both, fiscal powers/powers related to commerce

regulate commerce with foreign nations

powers related to commerce

regulate interstate commerce

both, powers related to commerce

fix standards for weights and measurements

both, powers related to commerce

issue patents and copyrights

both, powers related to commerce

declare war

both, military powers

raise and support army and navy

military powers

ratify treaties

senate, military powers

advise and consent ambassadors

senate, military powers

Make rules concerning captures on land and water

both, military powers

make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces

both, military powers

provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union

both, military powers

suppress insurrections and repel invasions

both, military powers

organize, arm, train, militia

military powers

impeachment

HR brings charges against; senate tries, law enforcement powers

establish inferior courts

both, law enforcement powers

define and punish piracies

both, law enforcement powers

define and punish offenses against the Law of Nations

both, law enforcement powers

Other powers

naturalization, post office, etc.

establish post office and post roads

both, other powers

govern DC

both, other powers

establish naturalization laws

both, other powers