POLI 2051 : Final Exam Review
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Ch 11: congress: approval of congress relative to the president. It is the only part of the federal government that is directly voted for by the people, this is the peoples branch. Know what that means: equal representation, two from every state. The representatives are voted on by state legislatures. Representatives second in line of succession to the president. The majority party in the house also selects a majority leader to help the speaker to plan strategy and manage the legislative business of the house and majority whip. The minority party elects a minority party leader. (john boehner most powerful position in. Congress: senate majority leader: closest it comes to being a leader in the senate, senator mary landrieu, committee/subcommittees: know types of committees/ staff, standing committees are set up permanently, as specified in the house and senate rules. These committees are the first stop for potential new laws.
