How does congressional leadership play a role in congress? What are the leadership roles? What are their jobs? How does this affect the legislation process?

What are the leadership Roles? House Senate

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How does congressional leadership play a role in congress? What are the leadership roles? What are their jobs? How does this affect the legislation process?

How does congressional leadership play a role in congress? What are the leadership roles? What are their jobs? How does this affect the legislation process?

What are their Jobs House of Reps Senate

House of Reps Speaker of the house Majority Leader Minority Leader

House of Reps Speaker of the house Majority Leader Minority Leader

Speaker of the House Presiding officer in the house Non-Partisan Position Sets the majority parties legislative agenda

Speaker of the house How do we chose our speaker? Article 1 Section 2 “The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers”

Speaker of the House 2nd in line of succession to the president John Boehner- Republican from Ohio

House of Reps Speaker of the house Majority Leader Minority Leader

Majority Leader Floor Leader- leader of political party in legislature Elected by their parties in a closed door caucus Speaks on behalf of the party he represents

Majority Leader Schedules the house floor’s legislative calendar Directly Manages the house committees

House of Reps Speaker of the house Majority Leader Minority Leader

Minority Leader Provides campaign assistance to party incumbents and challengers Devise strategies to advance their parties plans Promotes their parties adgenda If their party controls the white house, meet with the president Strives for party Harmony for success

Minority Leader The minority leader in congress

Shoulder Partner Who is the speaker of the house and how is he chosen? What is the job of the majority leader? How are the roles of the minority leader and minority whip are different than the positions above?

What are their Jobs House of Reps Senate

Senate Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Vice President

Senate Majority Leader Chief spokespeople for their party Manage and Schedule Legislative business Voted into their position by their party’s caucus

Senate Majority Leader Most powerful person in their political Party Most powerful floor leader in the Senate

Senate Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Vice President

Senate Minority Leader Chief spokespeople for their party Manage and Schedule Legislative business Voted into their position by their party’s caucus

Senate Minority Leader Most powerful person in their party The Senate Majority leader has more power than the Minority Leader

Senate Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Vice President

Vice President #1 in succession of the President Cannot vote unless there is a tie in the senate Presides over the Senate

Shoulder Partner How do the leadership roles in the senate compare to the leadership roles in the house? Majority Leader Minority Leader Speaker of the House

How does congressional leadership play a role in congress? What are the leadership roles? What are their jobs? How does this affect the legislation process?

Majority Whip Majority Leader’s right hand man Ensures Party Discipline in legislation The House and the Senate both have Majority WHIP’s

Minority Whip Minority Leader’s right hand man Enforcer Senate

Majority Whip Job of a WHIP House of Cards Episode 9 27 mins What happens when you cross a WHIP? House of Cards Episode 9 48 minutes

Exit Slip How do the role of the senate majority and minority leaders compare to the job of the house majority and minority leaders. How does the role of the Speaker of the house compare to the Vice President What are the jobs of the WHIP’s? What happens if you go against them?