Chp.12 Flashcards
President of the senate (vp)
The senates presiding officer
President pro tempore
Serves in the Vice Presidents absence
Party Caucus
Closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
Floor leaders
Party officers,picked for their posts by their party colleagues
Whips
Assistant floor leaders
Committee chairman
Theses members with the longest records of service in congress
Standing committee
Permanent panels, which all similar bills could be sent
Select committee
Panels set up for some specific purpose and, most often, a limited time
Joint committee
Composed of members of both houses
Conference committee
Temporary, joint body
Quarum
Majority of the full membership
Engrossed
Printed in its final form
Joint resolutions
When bill is passed have the force of law
Concurrent resolutions
Deal with matters in which the house and senate must act jointly
How a bill becomes a law
1) given a “hr” or “5#”
2) standing committee
3) floor action
4) conference committee
5) presidential action
Discharge petition
Enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee 30 days onto the floor for consideration
Resolutions
Deal with matters concerning either house alone and are taken up only by that house
Rider
Dealing with an unrelated matter is included
Filibuster
“Talk a bill to death”
Cloture
Limiting debate
Speaker of the house
Elected presiding officer of the house & acknowledged leader of its majority party
