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12th Grade
12/07/2010

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List and describe the 5 types of committees
Definition
1. house rules committee
2. standing committee
3. select committees
4. conference committees
5. joint committees
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House Rules Committee
Definition
manages the flow of bills for action by the full house
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Standing committee:
Definition
permanent groups to which all similar bills are sent
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select committees:
Definition
temporary and created to focus on a specific issue
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Conference committee:
Definition
temporary committees created to resolve the differences in similar bills passed in the House and Senate
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joint committee:
Definition
composed of members of both houses and focuses on issues of common concern
Term
what can committees can do to bills
Definition
1. change little
2. change lot
3. vote favorably
4. vote unfavorably
5. pigeonhole it
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