FOR FOURTH SFTW Flashcards
Recite all roles of the Minority Leader in the Senate
1) Head of the Minority
2) Ex-officio member of all permanent committees
Recite all roles of the Majority Leader in the senate
1) Head of the majority
2) Becomes acting Senate President if the Senate President and the Senate President Pro Tempore are absent or incapacitated
3) Chairperson of Committee on Rules
4.) Ex-officio member of all permanent committees
Recite all roles of the Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate
1) Becomes acting senate president if the senate president, senate president pro tempore, and majority leader are absent or incapacitated.
2) Vice Chairpersons of committee on rules
3) member of all permanent committees
Recite all roles of Deputy Minority Leader
1) Member of all permanent committees
What does majority in the senate mean?
Those who voted for the current senate president
What does minority in the senate mean?
Those who did not vote (including those who abstained) the senate president
The Senate shall elect its president and the House of Representatives its Speaker, by a majority vote of all its respective Members.
Where can you find this in the Constitution?
Paragraph 1, Section 16, Article 6