Organizing Congress: Party and Leadership
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 How is leadership decided | decided by the majority of each chamber of Congress |
| How does leadership enforce penalties on members | by cutting their pork barreling projects, denying them appointments to the better committees |
| In the House who is the key leader | Speaker of the House |
| who is second in command in the House? | majority parties leader |
| Whips | the principal assistants to the party leaders and next in comand to the majority and minority leaders |
| in the Senate what power does the Vice-president have | to break a tie |
| if Vice-President isn't available who is next in line | President pro tempore of the Senate |
| what power does the majority leader have | recognize the first speaker in floor debates |
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