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| presiding officer in the House of Representatives |
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| presides over the senate when the vice president is absent |
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| party with more members in Congress |
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| chief officers of each party in Congress |
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| president can stop a bill using this |
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House must choose a presiding officer
Vice President of the US is the president of Senate
Senate chooses the president pro tempore
Speaker of the House
President of the State
Floor Leaders |
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introducing bills
standing committees
select committees
joint committees
conference committees |
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ideas for solving problems by Congress, citizens, interest groups, or the executive branch
rep drops it in a hopper
senator reads it from the senate floor |
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17 in senate, 19 in house
controls the fate of bills
study a bill
hold public meetings and propose changes to bill
decides to recommend that the house or senate votes |
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| deal with a problem not covered by any standing committee |
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members from both House and Senate
conduct investigations |
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if 2 Houses can't agree on a bill
senators and reps try to settle differences |
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| President's role in lawmaking process |
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can sign or veto in 2 ways
send unsigned bill back to congress
pocket veto: keeps the bill for 10 days while Congress isn't in session |
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