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Structure and Organization of Congress

Structure and Organization of Congress. TERMS AND SESSIONS. * 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. 1. Committees

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Structure and Organization of Congress

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  1. Structure and Organization of Congress

  2. TERMS AND SESSIONS *A term is the meeting period of Congress. *Each term has two sessions. Sessions always begin on January 3rd. *The terms of Congress are numbered. *We are currently in the 113th term of Congress.

  3. 1. Committees • 2. Leadership • 3. Party Congress organizes three ways:

  4. *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 Party Organization

  5. U.S. Senate 54 Democrats – 45 Republicans – 2 Independents

  6. U.S. HOUSE OF REPS 231 Republicans 204 Democrats

  7. Speaker of the House Majority Party Leader Minority Party Leader John Boehner, R-OH Majority Whip Minority Whip House Leadership

  8. President of the Senate (Always U.S. V.P.) President Pro Tempore Pat Leahy – D, VT Majority Party Leader Minority Party Leader Senate Leadership Majority Whip Minority Whip

  9. 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. Committees

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