POLI 2056 : Exam 2, Lecture 7
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There is no real conceptual difference between the two. The only advantage is that it"s easier to stop things when you have two chambers. In practice, the governor normally selects the leader of each chamber but has no official say. Two leadership positions: speaker of the house and president of the senate. Elected officially by the membership, selected informally by the governor. John alario, jr. is the current president of the senate. Jindal got some flack for choosing him because he is a former democrat. ) can call these any time about anything, usually called many times: process. House resolution (hr) expresses the will of the house; doesn"t have to be signed by anyone. Senate resolution (hr) expresses the will of the senate. Senate concurrent resolution (scr) started in senate, house concurs. House concurrent resolution (hcr) started in the house, senate concurs.
