Slides

1. POL 375
Spring 2018

4.  Serves as presiding officer in House
 Leader and chief spokesperson for majority
 Presides over floor deliberations
 Has influence over committee process
 Selects majority of House Rules Committee
 Approves all committee assignments
 Refers new bills to committee
 Relationship with POTUS

5.  Served in both House
and Senate during time
in Congress.
 Clay was activist
figure, participating in
debates and pushing
for favored legislation

6. William
Crawford
John Quincy
Adams
Andrew
Jackson
Henry
Clay

10.  (1) No dilatory motions shall be entertained
by the chair.
 (2) Every member present in House must
vote unless have financial stake in measure.
 (3) All members present in House
chamber—whether voting or not—count as
quorum for legislation purposes.

11.  Exercised great control over
legislative process
 Determined agenda of House
 Appointed cmte. members
 Chose committee chairmen
and referred bills to cmtes.
 Chaired Rules Committee

13.  Served as Speaker
during 1940’s-1960’s
 Democrat from Texas
 Worked behind scenes
to pass legislation
 Supporter of FDR and
HarryTruman

14. NEWT GINGRICH NANCY PELOSI

15. JOHN BOEHNER PAUL RYAN

16.  House Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
 Works with Speaker on party agenda
 Coordinates with committees on legislation
 House Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
 Highest-ranking minority party member
 Spokeswoman for minority and crafts agenda

17.  Whips find out how party members intend to
vote on major legislation and persuade them
to support party positions.

23.  Republican Conference / Democratic Caucus
 General Organization; Represents All Members
 Steering Committees
 Selects and assigns party members to committees
 Policy Committees
 Identifies party’s position on legislation and sets issue priorities
 Campaign Committees
 Provides campaign support to party’s congressional committees
 House: NRCC (GOP) and DCCC (Dem)
 Senate: NRSC (GOP) and DSCC (Dem)