2. Name the person who wrote the first manual of rules for
the Senate.
-Thomas
Jefferson, when he was vice president
3. Specify how a representative introduces a bill in the
House.
-Representative
drop it into “the hopper” a box near the front of the chamber
4. Identify the committee that controls the flow of
legislation in the House of Representatives.
-The Rules Committee controls bills
by moving them ahead, holding them, or stopping them completely
-They have the power to include a
time limit and specify how much the bill may be amended
-They also settle disputes between
committees
5. How does the Senate limit filibusters?
-3/5ths of the Senate can vote for
cloture. Cloture is a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour
on a bill under debate
6. What specific duties make the speaker the most powerful
person in the House?
-As
presiding officer and the leader of the majority power, it can recognize or I ignore members who wish to speaker
-They
appoint members who wish to speak
-They
follow the Vice President in the line of succession to te presidency
7. Compare the rules and procedures of the House with those
of the Senate?
-The House
-Debate
limited to 5 minutes per person per topic
-Subjects
are rarely on the floor for more than a day
-650
pages for conducting meetings
-Committees do much of the work
because smaller groups gets things done faster
-The Senate
-Free
to debate for however long
-90
pages for conducting meetings
-Individual
senators can tie up / stop /slow bills
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