POLS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Joint Committee, Pocket Veto, Ope

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 206
• Professor: Christine Lipsmeyer

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House: leadership more hierarchical in house bc more people, constitution says speaker and direct officers. Senate: not strict hierarchy in senate bc less people, constitution says it will be presided over by vice president, senators will choose president. Pro-te(cid:373) (cid:894)te(cid:373)porary preside(cid:374)t(cid:895) the lo(cid:374)gest ser(cid:448)i(cid:374)g se(cid:374)ator of the (cid:373)ajority party. House: majority party in their caucus will elect speaker candidate, majority leader, and majority. Whip: majority party has (cid:373)ore (cid:448)otes so that"s (cid:449)hy they (cid:449)i(cid:374) speaker (cid:272)a(cid:374)didate positio(cid:374), so (cid:449)e hear more about minority leader and speaker, minority party (democrats) in their caucus will choose minority leader and minority whip, Majority leader/majority whip or minority leader/minority whip. Whip serves as communication network between leadership above them and members below them: senate: Whips less imp but serve same purpose. Committees: a lot of congress" lawmaking work happens in committees, both parties ha(cid:448)e a (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)ittee o(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)ittees to de(cid:272)ide their party (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)ittee assignments.