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the vp is the ___

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president of the senate

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party whips

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inform members when important bills are coming, count numbers of expected votes, pressures members to support the leadership

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speaker roles

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influences committee assignments, channels bills to committees, appoints other leadership positions, presides over debates

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floor leader powers

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speak first during debates, make committee assignments.

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minority leader

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heads & organizes the opposition to the majority party

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what are most rules in congress about?

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parliamentary procedure

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joint committees

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committees on which both senators and representatives serve

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conference committees

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type of joint committee, created only when the House & Senate pass different versions of the same bill

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how many standing committees does the house and senate have?

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house has 19, senate has 17

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standing committees

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the permanent committees that handle legislation

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what is the vp's most important responsibility?

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breaking a tie

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how many bills are presented to congress/

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11,000

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how many dems and repubs are in each committee?

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The amount of Dem. and Repub. in each committee is proportionate to the number of Dem.'s & Repub.'s in each house

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what to joint committees do?

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print gov publications and supervise library of congress

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majority leader roles

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makes sure bills make it out of floor debate & are voted on

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why are select committees set up?

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for one issue

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select committees

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temporary committee appointed for limited time.

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why are select committees important?

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can lead to consideration of specific bills

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President Pro Tempore

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a leading senior member of the majority party who presides over Senate sessions

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how is power divided in the hor?

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between speaker, 2 floor leaders, 2 assistant leaders

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speaker is always a member of the ___ party

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majority

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special session

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a meeting to deal with some emergency situation

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majority leader

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top assistant to Speaker & helps plan the party's legislative program

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