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*A term is the meeting period of Congress. *Each term has two sessions. Sessions always begin on January 3 rd. *The terms of Congress are numbered. *We are currently in the 113 th term of Congress.
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» 1. Committees » 2. Leadership » 3. Party
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*Majority party – the political party with more members in either house of Congress *Minority party – the political party with fewer members in either house of Congress *The Majority Party gets to pick the leaders
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231 Republicans204 Democrats
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH Majority Party Leader Majority Whip Minority Party Leader Minority Whip
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President of the Senate (Always U.S. V.P.) President Pro Tempore Majority Party Leader Majority Whip Minority Party Leader Minority Whip Pat Leahy – D, VT
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Breaking into committees allows members of Congress to handle the workload of having to consider thousands of bills that are introduced each term. There are four major types of committees: Standing, Select, Joint, and Conference You will read about each of these for homework on pages 225-226. After your reading, you will choose two out of the four to compare and contrast with a Venn diagram.
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