Congress: Parties Flashcards
What is the leadership structure in the House of Representatives?
- Speaker of the House
- Majority and minority party leaders
- Major and minor Whips
- Steering and Policy Committee Chair
What is the leadership structure of the Senate?
- Vice President
- President Pro Tempore
- Majority and Minority leader
- Major and minor Whips
- Steering and Policy Committee Chair
What is the role of the Speaker of House?
- Sets agendas through rules committee
- Is a constitutional officer
- 2nd in line to be President after the Vice President
How are majority and minority parties leaders determined?
-An election that takes place after the presidentail election, where the people decide who they want there members of congress to be
What is the role of the majority party leaders in house of reps?
- In charge of caring out agenda set by speaker of house.
- rules the business on the floor of the house of rep
What is the role of the minority party leader in the house of reps?
- Try to get party elected
- Make it difficult for majority leader to pass bills
How is the minority party leader determined?
- Which ever party wins fewer elections
- opposite party of the majority leader
What is the role of the major and minor whips?
- Use power to obtain votes for their political party.
- Persuade party members that are “on the fence” on voting
What is the Steering and Policy Committee Chair?
- Set independent policy agenda and set priorities of majority parties
- Make committee assignments
- Determine who sits on what committee
What is the role of the vice president in the Senate?
- Symbolic position
- Cast final vote in a tied situation, tie breaker
What is the role of the President Pro Tempore?
-Symbolic position that holds the eldest member of the Senate
What is the role of the Majority and minority party leaders in the Senate?
- Set agendas with in limits
- Spokesmen for their party
What is agenda setting?
- Determining the subject of a conflict
- Focus on some issues rather than others
