chapter 12 Flashcards
when does congress meet?
Every 2 years every odd numbered year january 3rd
IS there a house until everyone is sworn in?
No
Only statement required by president
state of union address
stated at joint session of congress once everyone is sworn in
state of union address
most powerful member in House, fills VP vacant
Speaker of House
powers/duties of SoH
Preside over house in session
Committee assignments
appointing party legislators
VP of Us
President of Senate
When can president of Senate vote?
When there is a tie needed broken
presides over senate when VP is out
president pro tempore
chosen at party caucus, political strategists
floor leaders
closed meeting help before a session of party leaders of congress
party caucus
assistants to the floor leaders; report views and complaints in party
whips
Custom tha gives the longest members in congress the appointment
seniority rule
permanent committees set up in each House to consider bulls that could be laws; investigates wrong doings like executive branch
Standing Committees
How many seats in each house
20 in HoR and 17 in Sen
majority party leader, senior member, always leader of committee
Committee chairman
how are bills assigned
leader of house or sen assigns them once introduced
smaller parts of Standing committees
Subcommittee
most important house SUBCOM
House Rule
Date and time frame for bill go to floor
rule
limited time committees; handle issues of national importance; have special or specific purpose like investigations EX watergate investigation
Select committees
made up of members of both parts of congress to usually duplicate standing committees topics and work with them
Joint committee
temporary joint body created to iron differences in bill that both houses accept
conference committee
who originates bills
executive branch or special interest groups like standing committees
a proposed law presented to the house or senate for consideration
bill
bills that are measures applying to the nation as whole
Public bills
bills that are measures that apply to certain persons or places
private bills
similar to bills and when passed have the force of law; deal with unusual or temporary matters; propose constitutional amendments
joint resolutions
deal with matters in which the house and senate must act jointly. they do not have the force of law and do not require the presidents signature; to state position on matters
concurrent resolution
deal with matters concerning either house alone and are taken up only by that body; to adopt new rules; can have riders
resolutions
a provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attached to an important measure to pass
riders “ear marks”
most commonly has riders
apppropriations
First reading description
- ) Clerk of House ives numbers to each bill w short title
- ) Bill recorded in House Journal
- ) Bill receives first reading
- ) Bill printed and given to members in HoR
- ) Bill becomes legal with 3 readings
what are the point of the three readings?
to careful consider bills
dying in the committee
pigeon holed
enables members to force a bill tray has remained in committee in for 30 days to the floor consideration
discharge petition
5 options of Standing Committee
- )Bill passed
- ) do not report bill
- ) Report amended bill to Full Committee
- ) report bill unfavored
- ) Report new bill
how many calendars on House
5
How many calendars in Sen
1
Common vote in House
voice vote
dividing into yes and no voting
standing vote
walk past person who counts
teller vote
1/5 can demand matter of public record
role call
majority of the full membership must be present in order for the house to do business
quorum
procedure for senate with bills
- ) Senate introduces bill
- )Bills given #
- ) Read twice
- ) Bill sent to standing committee
rules for debate in senate
speak how you please for how long
how long can HoR debate
1 hour at most
printed in formal form
engrossed
stalling tactic by which a minority of senators weeks to delay or prevent senate action on a measure
filibuster
limits debate
cloture
how can a cloture be applied?
two days after a petition call for that action by 16 members of senate and 3/5 must agree to it
president choice when given a bill
- ) Sign bill
- ) Veto bill - congress can have 2/3 of both houses vote to overrule
- ) Become law after 10 days of nothing
- ) pocket veto
