3 the lawmaking process part iii
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Unit V Lesson 3The Law Making Process Part III
Essential Question:• What are the institutions and
policy-making processes of the national government?
• What are the links between
the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?
The Legislative Process: *Step 4: The committee “reports” the bill
(sends it to the full House or Senate to be debated)
“Report”
Riders
Less than 10%
90%
“Markups”
OR
Committee
10%
Groups
“Interest Groups”
“The President”
“Constituents”
“Personal Views” “Constituents Views”
The MOST important factor determining how a lawmaker will vote is party affiliation; members of Congress almost
always vote along party lines
“Constituents” “Interest Groups”
“Congress”
Differences
“Majority”
435 100“Majority” “Majority”
51 100“Majority”
“Majority”
435
218 435“Majority”
The House of Representatives has more guidelines for floor debate (set by the Rules Committee) while the Senate has almost
no limits on debate time or amendments
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2-5 Minutes
Question for you…
Filibuster- Method of defeating or delaying a bill in which a senator continues to talk until the other side either abandons
the bill or agrees to modify it (ONLY IN THE SENATE)
“Filibuster”
Cloture (Latin for “closure”)- Procedure in which 3/5ths of the Senate (60 Senators) agree to end a filibuster
and immediately vote on a bill
60 VOTES!!!
“Majority Party”
60
“Filibuster”“Minority
Party”
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A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that:
A. Filibusters are only possible in the House
B. Revenue bills must originate in the Senate
C. Each state has equal representation in the House but not in the Senate
D. There is nearly unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House
In the Senate a filibuster can be ended by invoking “cloture”. Which of the following
statements about cloture is correct?
A. It sets a time limit on debate to five minutes per speaker
B. It requires half plus one of the entire Senate to invoke it
C. It requires three-fifths of the entire Senate to invoke it
D. It is used more frequently in the House than in the Senate
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