https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus Congressional Committees and Support Agencies en-us 2016-11-02 00:15:03 UTC 2016-11-02 00:41:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134651664 Congress is divided into 4 basic committees. They are the Standing Committees, the Select Committees, the Joint Committees, and the Conference Committees.]]> 2016-11-02 00:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134651664 jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652060 A standing committee is a group that oversees the bills that  deal with their specialty on a certain issue. The majority party of congress controls the standing committees head chair.]]> 2016-11-02 00:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652060 jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652466 A select committee is created for a temporary purpose to study one specific issue and report to the Congress. They can sometimes submit bills or be turned into a standing committee.]]> 2016-11-02 00:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652466 jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652804 Joint Committees are made up of both Senate and the House of Representatives. Its job is to report relevant topics and their impact to congress. These committees do not have the power to make bills directly.]]> 2016-11-02 00:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134652804 jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134653295 A conference committee creates a bill that is the same from both the Senate and the House, that is then sent to the President after both sides of congress agree. ]]> 2016-11-02 00:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134653295 jackelliottroge https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134653764 Congress is defined and organized so that it can work efficiently and in a democratic way to meet the needs of the people they represent.]]> 2016-11-02 00:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jackelliottroge/1cnyf91teus/wish/134653764