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Who can receive chairmanships in committees and subcommittees?
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∙ 12y ago
The majority party member who has served the longest continuously on the committee is usually given the position of chair. Seniority Principle.
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∙ 12y ago
Members of Congress from either the Democratic or Republican parties can receive chairmanships in committees and subcommittees. The specific appointment of a chairman is typically made by the Speaker of the House for House committees, or by the majority party's leader for Senate committees. The selection process often takes into account a member's seniority, expertise, and party loyalty.
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Nearly all standing committees have several?
subcommittees
Congress exercises its implied power to investigate by?
Using committees and subcommittees
Where do members of congress first work on bills?
In committees and subcommittees
Most of the work on legislation in Congress is done?
by committees and their respective subcommittees.
Members of the house of representatives and the senate do most of their works in small group called?
It is called the Congress, the lawmaking body of the government.
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Committees are the backbone of Congress. ANYTHING that gets done is Congress has gone through committees and subcommittees. They control whether legislation dies or passes.
Do most of the standing committees in the House of Representatives and Senate have one or more subcommittees?
yes
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What is the purpose of subcommittee?
Subcommittees are responsible to, and work within the guidelines established by, their parent committees. In particular, standing committees usually create subcommittees with legislative jurisdiction to consider and report bills. They may assign their subcommittees such specific tasks as the initial consideration of measures and oversight of laws and programs in the subcommittees' areas. Service on subcommittees enables members to develop expertise in specialized fields. Subcommittees diffuse the legislative process. For the most part, they are independent, autonomous units with written jurisdictions, and, pursuant to longstanding practice, most bills are referred by a full committee to them.[
Most of the actual work of legislating is?
it's performed by the committees and subcommittees within Congress
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Legislative Powers
What do committees and subcommittees hold in which ordinary citizens and experts can give their opinions and bills?
Hearings o.O
