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What is a pocket veto? Who runs the House and how do they get their job? Who runs the Senate and how do they get their job? What is the Senate President Pro ro Tempore and how do they get their job? What are whips? What is a standing committee? What is a select committee? What is a joint committee? What is a conference committee? What is lobbying? What is impeachment and how does it work & what numbers of votes are required?
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1. A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in the United States in which the President or another official with veto power can indirectly veto a bill by taking no action on it. If Congress adjourns during the ten-day period the President has to sign or veto a bill, the bill dies.<br />2. The Speaker of the House runs the House of Representatives. They are elected by the members of the House of Representatives from among themselves.<br />3. The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate. They are elected along with the President on a ticket.<br />4. The Senate President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. They are elected by the Senate.<br />5. Whips are members of a political party in a legislature whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. They ensure that members of the party vote according to the party platform.<br />6. A standing committee is a permanent committee in a legislative body to which bills in a given subject matter area are referred.<br />7. A select committee is a small legislative committee appointed for a limited time to perform a particular study or investigation.<br />8. A joint committee is a committee made up of members of both the House and the Senate.<br />9. A conference committee is a temporary, ad hoc panel composed of House and Senate conferees formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers.<br />10. Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.<br />11. Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach an official, while the Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments. A two-thirds vote in the House is required to impeach an official, and a two-thirds vote in the Senate is required to convict and remove an official from office.
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