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Structure of Congress and the Impeachment Inquiry Unit 4: The Legislative Process | 10pt Classwork/Preparation
Directions: By the end of the block, save a copy of this document into your googledrive and independently complete the following steps of the activity. Individually submit your document to Schoology as a 10pt CW/P grade. 1. Review the following websites to describe the responsibilities of each leadership role and identify the congressperson (and party affiliation and state) currently in each role. ○ House of Representatives ○ Clerk of the House of Representatives ○ Senate ○ Library of Congress Congressional Glossary Role Responsibilities Congressperson (party and state)
Speaker of the House
House Majority Leader
House Majority Whip House Minority Leader
House Minority Whip Honors Civics 500 | D. Silkman
President Pro Tempore
Senate Majority Leader Senate Majority Whip Senate Minority Leader Senate Minority Whip
2. Use the websites in part 1 to provide brief definitions for each of the following terms:
Term Definition
standing committees
joint committees
conference committees
select committees
caucuses
3. Search the internet and find 2 different news sources that have updated information about the current status of the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives from the last 3 days. Include the links to those 2 news sources below.
Name of News Source Link
4. In the spaces below, provide summaries of the 2 news sources. Then, use the information from your 2 news sources and the websites from part 1 to explain how the current impeachment inquiry fits into the structure of the House of Representatives.
Summary of First News Source (4-6 sentences)
Honors Civics 500 | D. Silkman
Summary of Second News Source (4-6 sentences) How does the current impeachment inquiry fit into the structure of the House of Representatives? Which congressional leaders are currently in charge of the impeachment process? What type of committee is coordinating this effort?
(4-6 sentences)
The Congress
Student’s Name
University Affiliations
Question One
Role
Responsibilities
Congressperson
(party and state)
Speaker of the House
The speaker is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the legislation supported by the majority party is passed by the House ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
House Majority Leader
The Majority Leader is the main spokesman of the majority party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Democrat Steny Hamilton Hoyer of Washington, D.C.
House Majority Whip
He ensures that all members are present to vote in the chamber("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina.
House Minority Leader
He is tasked with the responsibility of publicizing and promoting the Agenda of the party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Republican Party
Kevin Owen McCarthy of Carlifornia.
House Minority whip
He has the duty of collecting and organizing votes within their party ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Republican Party
Steve Scalise
Louisiana
President Pro Tempore
He is the presiding officer when the Vice President is absent ("THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES", 1949).
Republican
Chuck Grassley
Senate Majority Leader
He is the spokesperson of issues concerning their party ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848).
Republican party
Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr. from Kentucky.
Senate Majority Whip
He is tasked with the duty of collecting and organizing votes ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)
.
Republican Party
John Thune from South Dakota.
Senate Minority Leader
He deals with all procedural queries concerning his party("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)
Democratic Party
Charles Schumer
From New York.
Senate Minority Whip
He gathers and organizes ("The Senate and the Heads of the Senate", 1848)
votes in case of major issues.
Democrat
Dick Durbin from Illinois.
Question Two
Term
Definition
Sta...
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