PLS 101 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
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Congressional Leadership - answerSenate
`Pres of Senate=VP
`Pres Pro Tempore=Senior Senator Majority Party
`Majority & Minority Leaders
`Party Whips
House of Representatives
`Speaker of the House
`Majority Leader/Minority Leader
`Party Whips...
Congressional Committees - answer✔Where the work happens:
-functions= legislation, oversight
Types of committees:
-standing- senate vs house
-Joint- economy, foreign policy, nat. security/prosperity
-Conference-like joint but over bills, members of H & S debate bills
-Select-focus on narrow subjects; s/a., hurricanes
Other Dynamics- Subcommittee, committee, and rules committee
Congressional Caucuses - answer✔-informal organization
-share similar interest or characteristics
-Examples: womens issues, hispanic, black, sunbelt, bourbon caucuses
Election terms - answer✔every 2 years/6 years staggered terms
# of members - answer✔House of Reps= 435
Senate=100
Districting - answer✔1. census leads to redistricting
2.states can lose & gain representatives
3. shifts in population lead to change in Representation base
4. redistricting can change representation base
House of Representatives - answer✔-Lower house
-closer to the people
-435 members, a fixed number, distributed on population
-less prestigious
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