List the names of the people who hold the above positions, and their political party (D) or (R). When does Congress convene?
Put the correct term below:
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate President Pro Tempore
Floor Leaders
Party Whips
Seniority Rule
(Include day and year) Congress convenes every two years, on January 3rd of every odd-numbered year.
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the acknowledged leader of the majority party.
Title assigned by the Constitution to the Vice President.
Leader of the majority party is elected from the Senate and serves in the Vice President's absence.
Party officers picked for their posts by their party colleagues.
Assist the floor leaders and serve as a liaison between the party's leadership and its rank-and-file members.
An unwritten custom holds that the most important posts will be held by those party members with the longest records of service in Congress.
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113th House Leadership Speaker of the House
John Boehner (R) Majority Floor Leader
Eric Cantor (R) Majority Whip
Kevin McCarthy (R) Minority Floor Leader
Nancy Pelosi (D) Minority Whip
Steny H. Hoyer (D) 113th Senate Leadership President of the Senate
Joe Biden (D) Majority Floor Leader
Harry Reid (D) Majority Whip
Richard Durbin (D) President Pro Tempore
Patrick J. Leahy (D) Minority Floor Leader
Mitch McConnell (R) Minority Whip
John Cornyn (R) Name: Date: Chapter 12.1/12.2 Guided Reading Number:
House Rules Committee
Standing Committee
Select Committee
Joint Committee
Conference Committee
Sometimes called the "traffic cop.". This committee decides whether and under what conditions the full House will consider a measure. This gives the House Rules Committee great power. They can delay items or speed things up.
Permanent panels in Congress to which bills of similar nature could be sent. Most handle bills dealing with particular policy matters, such as foreign relations. Majority party always holds a majority of the seats on each committee.
Panels established to handle specific matters. Most select committees are formed to investigate a current matter.
Is composed of members of both houses. Example: Joint Economic Committee
A temporary joint body which irons out the differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill before it is sent to the president.