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what are 3 types of committees?
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standing, select and joint
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define standing committee
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permanent committee/particular topic
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define select committee
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meets a few months, then perhaps a few years until they complete assigned task
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define joint committee
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includes mems from both houses
(conference committee "compromise") temp committee that deals with matters from both houses. |
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define subcommittee
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(committee within a committee)
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what is seniority system?
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a system that gives the most desirable committee assign to mems who have served longest
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what do leaders of pol party. control?
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committee membership
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define majority party
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house that has more mems.
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how do party mems make committee assignments?
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according to the seniority system
(party leaders) |
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where ideas for bills come from?
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-constituents
-committees -mems of congress -pres. -special intrest groups |
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what can committees do to a bill?
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-amend
-hold hearings on -pass -pigeonhole -rewrite |
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what is pigeonhole?
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(to kill a bill)
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what kind of debate does the house have?
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limited debate
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what kind of debate does the senate have?
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unlimited amt. of time
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what is a fillibuster?
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a tactic for defeating bill in senate by talking until bill's sponsor withdrawls it.
(senate can only use) |
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what are 3 methods for voting on a bill?
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-voice vote
-standing vote -roll-call vote |
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what is standing vote
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a method of voting in which people stand to support, oppose on a measure under consideration
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what is voice vote
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a method of voting in which those who support say yea or nay.
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what is roll-call vote
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each person is called upon to announce their vote.
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options pres has when bill reaches his desk
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-sign it
-pocket veto(no action on bill for over 10 days. -veto it (congress can ovveride with 2/3 of each house -if after 10 days congress is in session, bill becomes law, if not bill is automatically vetoed. |
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purpose of committees
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-to study bills;propose laws
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committee membership?
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political parties.
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what does majority party control?
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the committess
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what is membership determined by?
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party leaders and seniority system.
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first step for bill becoming law
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introduce bill(typed with lines #'d.)
and only introduced by member. all appropriation bills must be introduced in house. |
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second step for bill becoming law
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bill is given letters & numbers (HR-house S-senate)
Letters tell house of orgin, numbers tell order of intro |
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third step for bill becoming law
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sent to committee:
-pigeonhole -revise it -hold public hearings -rewrite(amend & mark) -approve(report) |
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fourth step for bill becoming law
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if approved, goes back to house originated from and debated.
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if bill is passed
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one house, goes to the other house & goes through the same process
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if bill isn't passed
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(called to work out compromise)
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