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Congress is the nation's central policy-making body.

Both houses of Congress are organized along party lines.

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Congress is partisan

A partisan is a committed member of a political party or political coalitions.

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The party caucus is a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house. A caucus deals mostly with matters related to party organization, such as the selection party's floor leaders and questions of committee membership. It sometimes takes stands on particular bills, but neither party tries to force its members to follow its caucus decisions, nor can it.

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Floor leaders in the House and Senate are the most important officers in Congress. They are selected by party colleagues in order to convince or steer floor action and decisions in benefit of their respected parties

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They serve as a liaison-a two way link- between the party's leadership and its rank-and-file members. The term whip was borrowed from British politics.

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The whips check with party members and tell the floor leader which members, and how many votes, can be counted on in any particular matter. The whips also see that all members of the party are present for important votes and that they vote with the party leadership.

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the floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of congress

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Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi

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The floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house.

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Majority Whip: Steve Scalise

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Majority Leader: Kevin Mcarthy

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Majority Whip: Steny Hoyer