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Senate Leadership (2)

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-President Pro Tempore -Presides in the absence of the President of the Senate -traditional seniority -senator that has the longest seniority in the majority party -3rd in line for the succession of the president

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Unanimous Consent Agreements

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-the right to speak and to offer nongermane amendments extends floor debate -to limit the exercise of these rights senators enter into "unanimous consent agreements" -limits time for debate matter -sometimes require amendments to be related (related to or relevant to the subject matter)

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Expel and censure a senator for inappropriate conduct (similar to the house of reps)

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-2/3 majority vote to expel -Senator retires or dies -usually, governor of the state of the senator appoints the temporary replacement -serves until a special election to elect a new senator

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Joint resolution

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-require approval both chambers -needs the signature of the president -does have the force of law -----used for small appropriations (allocation of money), create a temporary committee or declare war

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Senate Membership

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-greater prestige than a house representative -better known because they have to win state wide elections, not just a district election -larger constituency -smaller numbers than the House -100 total; 2 per state

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Advice and consent

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-on presidential appointments to certain roles, including judges, require a majority vote (51 votes) -treaties require a 2/3 vote (66 votes)

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Concurrent Resolution

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-requires approval of both chambers -doesn't need signature of President -doesn't have the force of law ------used to make/amend rules that apply to both chambers or to publicize sentiments/positions

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Bills

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-legislative proposal for laws -must be passed in identical form by both chamber -doesn't need to be signed by the president -does have the force of law

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Formal Qualifications

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Consitution, article 1, section 3 -age 30 yrs -us citizen for 9 years - resident state in which you're living -term: 6 yrs -staggered elections: 1/3 senate is elected every 2 yrs (always experience) -no term limits -elected directly by the people

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Debate

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-Every Senator has the right to be recognized -no limit on length of speech -can bring up any measure, offer any amendments or make any motion -less deference on committee work -bills are often rewritten on the floor -nothing can be voted on until every senator who desires to speak has gotten his/her chance

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membership in committees (2)

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-assignments are determined at the beginning of congress -seniority is given preference -committee chairman

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Longest Filibuster Ever

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-US Senator Strom Thurmond -24 hours and 18 minutes -against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 -began speaking at 8:54 pm on Aug 28 and continued until 9:12 pm the following evening -he recited the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and other historical documents

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Membership in committees

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-Each Senator in on 3, 4, or 5 standing committees and subcommittees -A senator is on more committees than house representative because there are less members -senators are generalists opposed to experts because since there are less of them they need to be able to cover more and broader information -Senators don't honor work done in committees

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Committee Chairman

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-set committee's agenda, decide the bills to be discussed and call hearings -a senator can only chair one committee -chair is always from the majority party in the committee -6 year term limit

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On the Floor of the Senate

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-more difficult to control debate on senate floor -amendments can be germane or nongermane -if the bill is popular and everyone believes it will pass, other bills that are stuck in commity are offered as amendments to the popular bill to get them passed (they slide through with little debate; they may not otherwise have passed OR -a senator may offer an amendment to a bill that will "kill the bill", a "wrecking amendment", or a poison pill (no one will vote for it because of the amendment)

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Senate Leadership

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-senators tend to be more independent -President of the Senate is Vice President -Ceremonial: acknowledges speakers, makes sure debates rules are followed -does not participate in debate -only votes if there is a tie -Joe Biden is current President of the Senate

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Simple Resolution

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-address a matter that affects one chamber -does not require the approval of the other chamber -doesn't have force of law ------chamber rules for one chamber and to express sentiments to public, country, spouse of congressman senator

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Informal Qualifications

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What qualities appeal to the voters? -old people -wealthier than House representatives -millionaires club" -same types of things previously discussed when choosing a House representative

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Filibuster

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-A senator takes the floor and just talk talk talks -talk about anything -usually members of the minority use a filibuster to try to block an action supported by the majority -ensures the minority is heard -defense against hasty legislation -delays a bill from being passed -usually ends by voting on a compromise -Cloture: 60/100 votes can stop the filibuster and limit it to only 30 hours

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Senate Majority and Minority leader

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-spokespersons and strategists for their parties -they work to carry out the agenda of their parties

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Senate Majority Leader

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-most powerful: chosen by a vote of the majority party

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Committees in the Senate

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-Standing committees and subcommittees -select committees -joint committees -Conference committees Purpose: same as in the House

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