POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Congressional Research Service, Vice President Of The Philippines, Cloture
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Did in class activity, anyone who was absent does not get the credit that the people who showed up received . It"s a bi-cameral structure that is organized by political party. Speaker of the house very important, speaks on views, proposals, bills, laws, etc. The majority leader assists with managing the party. The majority whip throw parties, feel people"s view on certain issues out. President pro-temp fills in for vice president. To end filibuster you have to vote for cloture (2/3 vote) [at least 66 votes] Bills must pass both chambers in the same form. Committees where the heavy lifting gets done . Standing committees exist to focus on one specific issue, have sub- committees to help distribute work in congress. Special/select focused on a topic that"s pertinent to congress at a specific time (temporary) Joint comprised of members from both the house and the senate.
