Leadership in Congress

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Leadership in Congress Unit 4: Institutions

I. House of Reps.

Appoints select and conference committees Speaker Presides over House Appoints select and conference committees Appoints Rules Committee members and its chairman Assigns bills to committees Third in line for presidency after VP Informal powers i.e. access to media Speaker of the House

Chew on This! What are the different ways this position can influence the legislative process?

What is this position doing to influence (change) how laws get passed? Majority leader/Minority Leader Partisan positions elected by party members in Congress Manages the Floor,(where voting happens) help lead and provide strategies for passing bills Keep Chewing on This! What is this position doing to influence (change) how laws get passed?

Assistant to floor leaders Inform party leaders on “mood” of House Majority Whip/Minority Whip Assistant to floor leaders Inform party leaders on “mood” of House Keep nose count on important votes Persuade party members to vote with party (voting by “party line”) Liaison between party leadership and rank and file membership Whip will round up all the possible votes you vote what the party wants aka “Party discipline”

Like the flavor? No? Keep chewing…! How does the Whip help the Speaker and/or the Majority Leader push or kill legislation?

II. Senate

Vice President Pres of Senate Presides over Senate Votes in case of ties Ceremonial job

Presides in absence of VP Fourth in line for presidency President Pro Tempore Ceremonial job Presides in absence of VP Fourth in line for presidency

Recognized first for all debates True leader of majority party Majority Leader True leader in Senate Recognized first for all debates True leader of majority party Influences committee assignments for senators Influences Senate agenda, along with Minority Leader-”Bipartisan” Informal powers i.e. use of media Senate Majority Leader

You are burning calories now with all your chewing! How is this similar or different to Speaker of the House?

They call you guys the chewers!! Minority Leader and Party Whips: Same as House The longer you chew the more you help with digestion!-Get it????? They call you guys the chewers!!

Lecture DQs Note- modified version of Question #2- FRQ 2003 Identify 2 ways party leadership in Congress can influence legislative process. Explain how “partisan politics” impacts leadership in each way identified above

Sample Response Committee Assignments Partisan politics influences committee assignments most notably in the HOR. Since the speaker of the House sets the legislative agenda, appoints all members of the Rules committee, this helps push partisan bills through process Rules Committee appointed by Speaker Rules committee will help push Republican supported bills through the process. This makes the majority party have complete control of which bills make it through to the floor for full vote