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| How is membership decided? for house and senate |
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Members are elected from local districts in each state.(house)
Members are chosen from an entire state.(senate) |
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| How many people in the houses? |
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house - speaker of the house
senate - President Pro Tempore |
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2 yr - house
6 yr - senate (1/3 up for election every 2 years) |
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| How are the number of people in each house decided? |
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House - based on pop. given by census every 10 years
Senate - 2 per each state |
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| Requirements to join the houses |
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House - 25 years old, 7 years citizen, live in state that representing
Senate - 30 yr old, 9 year citizen, and live in state that representing |
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| Penaltys and priviligas for both houses |
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Franking-free postage
Immunity-freedom from legal prosecution
Censure-formal disapproval for minor offenses
Expulsion:2/3 vote of HR or Sen. for serious offenses |
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| House may impeach, but senate is jury and 2/3 vote is needed |
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| 3/5th vote to not allow anyone to talk for an hour |
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| How are bills dealing with money handled? for both houses |
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All tax bills and other measures to raise $ must start in the HOR
Authorization bills: create projects & establishes how money can be spent on them
Appropriations bills: actually provides the $ for each program/activity - house
Has to approve $ bills - senate |
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| senate with a 2/3rds vote |
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| What is a join session called? |
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| State of Union - when both house and senate meet |
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1. Introduced to the House of Representatives
2. Goes to committee in the HR (STANDING COMMITTEE)
3. Goes to HR floor debate
Party whips- stirs up party support for a piece of legislation
Floor leaders-watches parties activities on the floor (Majority/Minority)
4. Introduced to Senate
5. Goes to Senate committee (STANDING COMMITTEE).
6. Goes to Senate floor debate
7. Conference Committee- if the two houses approve different versions of the bill. This is where the kinks are worked out.
8. Final Congressional Approval
9. Presidential approval
• Veto- to reject
• Pocket veto- only when Congress not in session & President sits on bill for 10 days w/o signing--Kills bill
• Approval—signing bill into law or not signing bill for 10 days while Congress in session |
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| CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TYPES |
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1. Standing committee: permanent committee
2. Select committee: temporary committee meets for limited time till job done
3. Joint committee: both Senate & House members; meet for limited time about specific issues |
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