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Why are committees used by both houses to evaluate proposed legislation?
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why are commities used by both houses to evaluate proposed legislation
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What document proposed that both houses of congress would be based on population?
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
What type of government did the Virginia Plan support and what states did it a favor?
The Virginia Plan, proposed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, proposed a bicameral legislature (a legislative branch with two houses: an upper and a lower), where the lower house was elected by the people, and the upper house by the lower house. It favored larger states, such as Virginia, by proposing a representation in voting based on population.
What types of houses did people live in in the 1950s?
they lived in wooden houses..... I think? oh by the way they did not have any electricity
Who built houses for pioneers?
pioneers built their own houses
What was the price of houses in 1897?
price of houses scotland 1897
What type of committee is temporarily created to help solve differences between the two houses over proposed legislation?
A conference committee is the committee that is temporarily created to solve differences between two houses over proposed legislation.
Who is responsible for ironing out differences between legislation passed in both houses?
conference committees... at least that's what my govt book says.
What type of committee is temporarily created to help solved differences between the two houses of proposed legislation?
A conference committee
Which type of committees are the equivalent of select committees but have members of both houses?
Joint committees
What committees work on issues that are not laws but which concern both houses of Congress?
joint committees
What extent are the two chambers of congress equal in power?
Both houses may initiate legislation to introduce a proposed law, but neither can send it forward to the Presidnet without the approval of the other house. (i.e.- BOTH houses must approve the legislation before it can be signed into law.)
How do joint committees from conference committees?
Joint committees are involved in investigative duties whereas Conference committees deal with the variations in bills from both houses.
Why have conference committees been described as the third house of Congress?
Conference committees decide whether legislation lives or dies (in other words, whether Congress even gets to vote a bill up or down). In that way, they are just as powerful as the houses of Congress themselves.
What are the five major of the members of both house?
The five major roles of members of both houses legislation, represent their constituents,members of various committees, servants of the people and propagation of the political agenda.
Type of congressional committee in which members of both houses act as one group to discuss a bill?
A Congressional Conference Committee is formed to discuss a bill which has Congress in disagreement over. Senior members of standing committees in each house form the committee that originated the piece of legislation. These committees come into play if both houses have passed different versions of the same bill.
How do joint committees differ from conference committees?
Joint committees perform investigative or house keeping duties; Conference committees iron out differences in bills from both houses.
What should or shouldnt become a law?
1. Any proposed legislation that is or would be deemed unconstitutional cannot become law; 2. Any proposed legislation that does not reflect the will of the people should not become law; 3. Any proposed legislation that ultimately does not achieve a majority in both House of Congress cannot be enacted; 4. Any enacted legislation that is not signed by the President in accordance with the Presentment Clause cannot be law; 5. Any enacted legislation vetoed by the President, such veto not being subsequently overcome by a two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress, cannot be law.
