congress test Flashcards
liberal (left-wing)
economic: hands-on gov
social: hands-off gov
foreign: more aid, less military
- want equality + individual liberty
conservative (right-wing)
economic: hands-off gov
social: hands-on gov
foreign: less aid, more military
- traditional views, limited gov
moderate (central)
- independent party
- middle views
libertarian (bottom)
- hands off gov for everything
- individual liberty
authoritarian (top)
- hands on gov for everything
- strong use of central power
bicameral legislature
government style with two separate divisions within the legislative branch of government (house of reps, sentate)
majority party
political party that holds the most seats in either the House of Representatives or the Senate
minority party
political party that holds the least amount of seats in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
current house of reps majority
republican
current house of reps minority
democratic
current senate majority
democratic
current senate minority
republican
standing committee
- permanent committee
- consider bills and issues
- meets regularly
select committee
- temporary
- investigations / issues
coronado congress rep
Scott Peters
house vs senate
House has 435 voting members, Senate has 100
House has 2 year terms, Senate has 6 year terms
House is more formal (stronger leadership), Senate is less formal (weaker leadership)
House is more impersonal, Senate is more personal
House members are highly specialized, Senate members are generalists
House emphasizes tax and revenue policy, Senate emphasizes foreign policy.
current speaker of the house
Mike Johnson
current house majority leader
Steve Scalise
current house minority leader
Hakeem Jeffries
current house majority whip
Tom Emmer
current house minority whip
Katherine Clark
current senate majority leader
Chuck Schumer
current senate minority leader
Mitch McConnell
current senate majority whip
Dick/Richard Durbin
current senate minority whip
John Thune
current president pro tempore of the senate
Patty Murray (most senior member of the majority party)
joint committee
- permanent
- both house + senate members
- conduct investigations on major public matters
congress committee
- temporary
- resolves differences between house and senate bills
