Section 3: How Congress is Organized

1. Define
   • Speaker of the House: is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives
   • president pro tempore: the president pro tempore presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent
   • majority party: the party with more members in Congress
   • minority party: the party with fewer members in Congress
   • floor leaders: are the chief officers of each party in Congress
   • whips: assistant floor leaders
   • pocket veto: the president uses this to stop a bill
2. What powers and responsibilities does the Speaker of the House have?
   • The Speaker presides over sessions, deciding the order of business and who may speak.
3. What is the difference between standing committees and conference committees?
   • The difference between Standing Committees and Conference Committees is
4. Describe the President's role in the lawmaking process.
   •   The President can sign a bill, making it "the law of the land." The President may veto, or reject, a bill in one of two ways, the first way is to send the bill back to Congress unsigned. The second way a President can veto a bill is called a pocket veto.
5. Analyze How have political parties influenced the organization of Congress?
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