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Objective 27b

Objective 27b. Identify the role of leadership positions in Congress, including the role of the Speaker of the House, Vice President serving as President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and party leaders and whips in both Houses of Congress.

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Objective 27b

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  1. Objective 27b Identify the role of leadership positions in Congress, including the role of the Speaker of the House, Vice President serving as President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and party leaders and whips in both Houses of Congress. Anvi Patel, Shami Patel, and Anisa Ali

  2. Leadership Positions in Congress Leadership Position in Congress

  3. Chart Leadership in Congress House Presiding Office and Party Leaders Senate Presiding Offices President of the Senate Joe Biden President Pro Tempore Robert Byrd Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Party Leaders Party Leaders Majority Floor Leader Steny Hoyer Majority Floor Leader Harry Reid Majority Whip Jim Clyburn Majority Whip Richard Durbin Minority Whip Roy Blunt Minority Floor Leader Mitch McConnell Minority Floor Leader John Boehner Minority Whip Jon Kyl

  4. Speaker of the House • The Speaker of the House is the most important and powerful person Congress. • The Speaker is the elected presiding officer of the House and is the leader of its majority party. • She interprets and applies the rules, refers bills to committee, rules on points of order, puts motion to a vote, and decides the outcome of votes. • The powers she holds are to preside and to keep order.

  5. Nancy Pelosi

  6. President of the Senate • The President of the Senate is also the Vice President of the US. • The President of the Senate has a less powerful role in the Senate than Speaker of the House • He has the power to recognize members, put questions to a vote, and • The president of the Senate can never take the floor to speak or to debate.

  7. Joe Biden

  8. President Pro Tempore • The Pro Tempore serves in the Vice President’s absences. • He is elected by the Senate and is always a leading member of the majority party. Robert C. Byrd

  9. Party Leaders • Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus. • The Majority Leader works with the Speaker of the House and the Majority Whip to coordinate ideas and maintain support for legislation. • The leader is responsible with scheduling legislation for floor consideration; planning the daily, weekly, and annual legislative agendas; consulting with Members to gauge party sentiment; and, in general, working to advance the goals of the majority party.

  10. Party Caucus • A closed meeting of a party’s House or Senate members; also called a party conference • Deals mostly with matters of party organization and takes stands on particular bills

  11. Floor Leaders • Members of the House and Senate picked by their parties to carry out party decisions and steer legislative action to meet their goals. • Try to carry out the decisions of their parties caucuses and steer floor action to their parties benefits. • The Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives serves as floor leader of the opposition party, and is the minority counterpart to the Majority Leader. • He is usually the party's top choice for Speaker if party control flips after an election. • Chief spokesman for his party in his chamber.

  12. Steny Hoyer Majority Floor Leader House

  13. JohnBoehner Minority Floor Leader House

  14. HarryReid Majority Floor Leader Senate

  15. Mitch McConnell Minority Floor Leader Senate

  16. Party Whips Assistants to the floor leaders in the House and Senate responsible for monitoring and gathering votes. Whips serve as a two way link between the party’s leadership and members A whip in the US House of Representatives is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the party's floor leader, which is the House Majority Leader or Minority Leader.

  17. Whips • Majority Whip: is an elected member of the majority party who assists the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader to coordinate ideas • Minority Whip is a member of the minority party who assists the Minority Leader in coordinating the party caucus in its responses to legislation and other matters.

  18. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin

  19. Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl

  20. Majority Whip House Jim Clyburn

  21. Minority Whip House Roy Blunt

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