chosen by the majority party of the house in a caucus, but then the whole house had to vote
how is the speaker of the house chosen?
keep order in the house as presiding officer, lead the majority party of the house, appointing members to certain committees, scheduling bills for votes in the house and seding them to proper committees, next in line to become president after the vice pre
duties of the speaker of the house and president pro tem?
caucus
how are the leaders elected?
majority leader of the house
who is the second most powerful member in the house?
helps the speaker and other party leaders plan the party's legislative agenda, or program, decides on which bills the house will work on during sessions, guides the agenda, main spokesperson for his or her party in the house, trying to get bills passed in
duties of the leaders?
john boehner
who is the speker of the house?
eric cantor
who is the majority leader of the house?
kevin mcCarthy
who is the majority whip in the house?
in a caucus
how are the whips chosen?
to see that party members vote as the leadership wants them to, talk to party members before votes to see how they plan to vote, try to convince them to vote with party leaders, make sure members are present, report to party leaders what party members thi
what are the duties of the whips?
majority- rep
minority- dem
what is the majority and minority party in the house?
majority- dem
minority-rep
what is the majority and minority party in the senate?
nancy pelosi
who is the minority leader in the house?
steny hoyer
who sit the minority whip in the house?
joe biden
who is the presidne of the senate?
daniel K. Inouye
who is the president pro temp?
Harry Reid
who is the majority leader in the senate?
Richard Durbin
who is the majority whip in the senate?
Mitch McConnell
who is the minority leader in the senate?
Jon Kyl
who is the minority whip in the senate?
they cant vote unless they are breaking a tie
what are the duties of the president of the senate?
they are generally the senior member of the majority party (democratic) they whole senate elects them though
how is the president pro temp elected in the senate?
tax deductions, free postage for all official business, free printing of speeches and newsletters, pension plan, low cost on health and like insurance
what are some of the benefits that congress gets?
serve on committees, help constitutients in dealing with the federal governmnet
two duties of members of ocngress?
propose revenue, or tax, laws, elect president in the event of a tie
duties of the house?
confirm or reject presidential nominees and confirm or reject treaties with other nations
duties of the senate?