subcommittees before it gets the chance to be voted on by the entirety of the House. If the House accepts the bill it is then sent to the Senate to go through the same process. If the bill gets a majority vote in the House and Senate the bill is sent to the White House. The President has the choice to sign it into law or veto it. If the bill is vetoed it will go back to the Senate and House for further deliberation. It is still possible for the bill to become a law if Congress overrides the veto with a 2/3
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Political Science Exam Three Study Guide HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW -if senate legislative committee approves a bill‚ that bill is sent to the senate majority leader and minority leader who negotiate a unanimous consent agreement to determine length of debate of a bill on the senate floor and how many amendments can be offered -if ONE senator disagrees‚ then there are no rules for debate (other than general parliament procedure -if no rules- no time limit/ amendment limit – filibuster occurs (when
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Judicial. The Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate‚ which forms the United States Congress. The Executive Branch is basically just the President and the Vice President heading over the armed forces‚ coming up with and enforcing laws written by Congress‚ and the Vice President assumes the Presidency if needed. The Judicial Branch is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate; Congress makes the shape and structure of the federal judiciary. All three branches
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house and senate and we have this because of The Great Compromise. The founding fathers needed a system of government that has large states with a big population and small states with small populations. It was created for the big states for the House power and small states for the Senate power. An example is Wyoming with 1 and California with 53 representatives (largest one) and there are two senators for each Wyoming and California. There are requirements to be either in the House or the Senate and the
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Washington D.C. and his own constituents listen hard. In December 2012‚ ABC News reported that Booker is “exploring the possibility” of running for the US Senate rather than Governor. In a letter posted on his website‚ which ABC was referring to‚ he said that he will finish his term as mayor and consider running for the senate in 2014. "I look forward to consulting with Senator Lautenberg‚" Booker‚ who’s African-American‚ wrote. "During my lifetime‚ he has been one of New Jersey’s most
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from individual state court judges. When there is an opening for a federal judge position‚ the President nominates a candidate for the position. The Senate Judiciary Committee then evaluates the candidate to make sure they are appropriate for the position. The judge may take the life-term position after a majority vote has been received by the U.S. Senate (Selection of Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges: Process & Tenure - Video & Lesson Transcript)‚ The process to appoint a Supreme Court Justice
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qualifications for the House of Representatives and the Senate. HOR- must be at least 25 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 7 yrs‚ live in represented state-district Senate- at least 30 yrs old‚ U.S citizen for 9 yrs‚ live in represented state What type of actions could bring about a vote of censure? Bribing Who are the people that assist the minority and majority leaders in Congress? The minority and majority whips How are bills brought to the floor in the Senate? By unanimous consent The standing committees
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prior to explaining the advantages and disadvantages. In 1789 both the House and the Senate had identical rule books which included a rule known as the “previous question” motion. This motion allowed a simple majority to stop debate. Today the House of Representative still utilizes this rule however the Senate does not have this rule on their books any longer. Thus‚ the filibuster is only utilized in the Senate. When one of more United State Senators debates with the intention to slow down the
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towards the Republican Party ultimately led the US senate to shoot down the Treaty. Wilson’s perception of a necessary League of Nations and his ever present stubbornness weren’t the only factors in Wilson’s demise‚ he also was unable to predict failure brought on by an exclusively Democratic group of diplomatic advisors. Wilson completely excluded the Republicans when he failed to communicate with the Senate Majority Leader and the head of the Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs‚ Henry Cabot Lodge
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described congress lobby fodder but defy the party whip. This is of course to the house committees where select committee have limited power and resources however in the senate and House of reps the standing committees are fully professional staffed and have the power or death over legislation. Congress is split into two houses the senate and the house of reps (HOR) both of these have individual powers have they also have joint powers. Meaning that due to check and balances no one part of congress can
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