Government 100 Test 2 Notes

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Two Roles of Responsibilities

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1) To make laws in order tp benefit common good (trustee) 2) to promote local interest (delegate)

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Power of Impeachment

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1) House determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial 2) Senate hold trial

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Basic Structure of Legislative Branch

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1) U.S. Senate 2) House of Rep.

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House

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Fewer resources; more formal rules; less prestige; power more concentrated; less media attention; local or narrow leadership

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Senate

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more resources; more flexibiliy; more prestige; power more distributed

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Shared power in Congress

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Senate must approve president's noiminations; Senate ratifies all treatise; Congress shares lawmaking with president

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President of Senate

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Vice President of U.S.

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Party Conferences

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where they elect party leaders

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Committee on Committees (MAJORITY)

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1) determine the structure of the legislative committees 2) determine how many positions on each committee goes to rep/dem.

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Steering Committee (MINIORITY)

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1) assign members of their party to Committee on Committees positions

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President Pro-Tem

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honorar position/meaningless

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Minority Party Leader

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voice of the Minority Party

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Majority Party Leader

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power in the Senate; they are FIRST to debat; control the floor; helps run committees on committees; assign bills to committees; sets up the calendar

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Minority/Majority Party Whip

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party monitor, making sure everyone is doing well.

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Speaker of the House

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the power recognizition; they run the Committees on Committees

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Majority Party Leader (HOUSE)

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assist the Speaker of the Hosue

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Majority Party Whip (HOUSE)

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3rd in command

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Legislative Committees

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1) Standing Committees 2) Select Committees 3) Joint Committees 4) Conference Committees

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Standing Committees

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MOST IMPORTANT: only committee to propose legislation

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Select Committees

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formed for a specific purpose: FEMA

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Joint Committees

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boring committees; printing, tax, library of Congress

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Conference Committees

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2nd MOST important: member from the House & Senate, resolve issues

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Informal Committees & Groups

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1) State Delegations 2) Within-Pary Organizations 3) Specialized Caucuses

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State Delegations

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representatives from the Sentate get together on regular basis to find stragities to cover their states' interests

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Within-Pary Organizations

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Examples: Democratic Study group, Wednesday Group, Gyspy Moth, etc.

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Specialized Caucuses

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specialzied in terms of race, gay, ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.

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Public Bills

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no one person is mentioned; the intent is to apply to all

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Private Bills

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when passed its intended to affect a certain people/person; immigration disputes

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Resolutions

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1) simple resolutions 2) concurrent resolutions 3) joint resolutions

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simple resolutions

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passed by one chamber (Used to create rules to organiza how they operate)

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concurrent resolutions

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passed by both chambers express sentiment/opinion

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joint resolutions

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express opinion/senitments, both CHAMBERS & PRESIDENT

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Memorials

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somesone dies they acknowledge despair/mourning

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Introduce a Bill into the House

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1) give to clerk 2) put it in the hopper

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Introduce a Bill into the Senate

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1) give to clerk 2) give a speech on floor

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Standing Committee Action

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1) Full Committee 2) Subcommittee Action 3) Full Committe Action

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Full Committee

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chair of this committee assigns it to a sub-committee

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Subcommittee Action

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where the hearings are held, information is gained; they vote if "worthy of more consideration"

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Full Committe Action

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when the subcommittee recommends the bill it goes here. It either gets recommended/redone

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Rules Committee (HOUSE ONLY)

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most bill go here, routine bills can bi-pass this 1) Issue a "Rule" 2) Limit Debate or Amendments 3) Scheduling

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Floor Action

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1) Debate 2) Vote

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Voting on Floor Actions

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1) Voice vote 2) division Vot 3) Teller Vote 4) Roll-Call Vote

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Presidental Action

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1) Approve 2) Veto

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Interest Groups

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collection of people wit hshared beliefs, attitudes

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Political Acion Committees

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raise money and spend money to elect politicans