7. The Legislative Process
The Committee System
Political Representation
Congressional Leadership
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11. Bill Introduction
Committee and Subcommittee Work
Majority of work done in Congress
Floor Debate
House Rules Committee; Senate Holds and Filibusters
FloorVote – How do members decide how to vote?
Conference Committee
Presidential Action – Sign,Veto, PocketVeto
Congressional Override (2/3’s majority in both houses)
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13. Committee Chair and Ranking Member
BasicTypes of Committees:
Standing Committees – Permanent; Main Policy Issues (Health
Care, Budget)
Select Committees -Temporary; Handle political investigations,
current events (e.g. 9/11)
▪ Write report with findings; once issue solved, committee disbands
Joint Committees – Made up of both House and Senate
members
Conference Committees – Iron out differences between the
House and Senate versions of proposed legislation
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15. Delegate andTrustee Representation
Allocative Representation
Favorable Policies for District/State; “Pet Projects”
“Bringing Home the Bacon” to Constituents
Symbolic Representation – Ideals andValues
Examples: Importance ofVoting, Good Citizenship, etc.
Descriptive Representation – Does Congress look like
America? Emphasis on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Substantive Representation – Representing larger group
interests
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17. President of the Senate: VP Mike Pence
Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R)
Senate Minority Leader: Charles Schumer (D)
18. Managing party membership
Scheduling Senate business for members
Monitoring deliberations on Senate floor
Intermediary for Congress andWhite House
Representing party/Senate to media