Chapter 5: The Structure of Congress (5.4-5.5) by https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl Kyle Porter en-us 2016-10-05 20:12:32 UTC 2025-10-24 20:58:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Personal Staff Kport123 https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636349 -Administrative Assistant: Runs the lawmaker’s office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice.

-Legislative Director: Establishes the legislative agenda and briefs the lawmaker on all legislative matters.

-Legislative Assistant: Makes certain that the lawmaker is well informed about proposed legislation.]]> 2016-10-05 20:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636349 Congressional Staff Growth Kport123 https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636778 - Senators and representatives used to have no personal aides.

- Inadequate staffing had become an urgent complaint among lawmakers.

-Personal Staff: The people who work directly for individual senators and representatives.

-Committee Staff: The people who work for House and Senate committees.]]> 2016-10-05 20:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636778 Committee Chair Kport123 https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636785 -The most powerful people in Congress.

-Make the key decisions about the work of committees:
     -When the committees will meet.
     -Which bills they will consider.
     -Decide when hearings will be held.
     -Decide which witnesses will be called to testify.

]]> 2016-10-05 20:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636785 Subcommittees Kport123 https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636797 -A group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility.

-Each specialize in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility.


]]> 2016-10-05 20:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636797 Kinds of Committees Kport123 https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636817 -Standing Committees: Oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.

-Select Committees: Formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the House or Senate.

-Joint Committees: Formed to act as a study group that reports back to the House and Senate on a topic or bill.

-Conference Committees: Set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.]]> 2016-10-05 20:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Kport123/gm8opy6arvfl/wish/128636817