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Majority Party
the party with the most members in each chamber (control leadership/ organize congressional behavior)
Party Discipline
U.S. has little because party leaders often struggle to make sure their own members vote in accordance with platform
Speaker of the House
elected every 2 YEARS and the only house position in the constitution; leader of the house chosen by its members (has the power in the agenda and committee assignments) - also 2nd in succession to prez
PACs
organization that raises money for candidate/ campaigns
House Majority Leader
of majority party who assists the speaker (2nd in command)
House Minority Leader
coordinates minority party activity in house
Whips
members of congress who ensures their party unity/ discipline (collects info about how members plan to vote)
Vice prez
technical leader of the senate who can only cast a vote in the event of a tie
Prez Pro Tempore
presidents over processing when VP not present in senate (whileds no real power)
Senate Majority Leader
Most power in senate; head of party majority and shape legislative agenda
Senate Minority Leader
acts as opposition in the senate
House
Speaker of which chamber has more power?
Party Leaders
Committee and subcommittee membership is determined by __________
Committee chairs
leader of a congressional committee; has authority over agenda
committees
The house has more types of _______ than the senate
Ken Buck
republican from Colorado who made freshman members of committees pay dues
Standing Committees
where most work gets done; permanent and divided by policy area/ subcommittees (ex. energy, agriculture, infrastructure, etc.)
Joint Committees
contain members of house and senate; gather info for congress and focus attention on an issue
Conference Committees
temporary; house and senate resolve conflict/ differences between the house and senate versions of a Bill
Select Committees
temporary, used to investigate an issue such as a crisis or scandal
Congressional staff/ bureaucracy
assist representatives or senators by providing casework and giving info about polices, legislation, and constituent preferences (also make draft bills)
Norms
unwritten expectations of how members are supposed to act. contribute to congress (hard with party polarization)