congressional committees

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controls the legislative process, including the selection of congressional leaders

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majority party

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the caucus meet regularly in private closed sessions

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set legislative agendas
select committee members and chairs
held elections to choose various floor leaders
oversee the four hill committees

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the largest caucuses are the

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party caucuses

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is the presiding officer of the chamber

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speaker of the house

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the speaker is second in presidential succession, after the vice president

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25th amendment

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house majority leader

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known as the floor leader

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the floor leader of the opposition party

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house minority party

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ensures that all party members are present when important measures are to be voted upon

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majority and minority whips

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their job is to assist the whips and keep tabs on their assigned state delegations

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chief deputy whips

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powers advice and consent

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ratification of treaties,
confirmation of cabinet secretaries,
supreme court justices, federal judges

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the senate is considered prestigious

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due to its longer terms, smaller size, and statewide constituencies

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article 1, section 3, cl 4 formally makes the VP the presiding officer of the Senate

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vice president

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By tradition the senior member of the majority party. This is an honorific post with few duties

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President Pro Tempore

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senate majority and minority leaders

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serve as the chief senate spokesperson for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate

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steering and policy committee

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its primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other committees

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chair

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can call meetings
set agendas
control staff and funds

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standing committees

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they are permenant

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house committee on ways and means

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the chief tax writing committee

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committee on appropriations

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it is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government

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united states house committee on rules

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decide for how long and under what rules the full body will debate a bill

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it has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the senate

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senate committee on appropriations

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committee has enormous power to bring home special projects

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pork barrel spending

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senate committee on finance

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concerned with issues relating of the raising of revenues, through such means as taxes and tariffs

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senate committee on commerce

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highway safety
interstate commerce
sports

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typically organized on a temporary basis

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select or special committee

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conference committee

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made up of members of each chamber;
create a single version of a bill from the house and the senate versions before it can be sent ba ck in identical language to both chambers for a vote