https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou Congressional Committees and Support Agencies en-us 2018-02-20 15:58:41 UTC 2018-02-22 20:21:05 UTC hello@padlet.com samantha_thompson11 https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234468475 The Seniority System is a system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee. The system has been criticized for giving a few members of Congress too much power. As a result, changes were made so that chairs are elected through a secret ballot. (TB 159)]]> 2018-02-22 20:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234468475 samantha_thompson11 https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234470737 Since the 1970s, the powers of the committee chairpersons have been limited somewhat. The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 made a number of changes that made the committee system more democratic by reducing the power of the committee chairs. (TB 159)]]> 2018-02-22 20:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234470737 samantha_thompson11 https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234472360 After the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, there were changes made that directed a personal staff to Congressmen. This helped Congressmen keep their work load organized. This also created jobs that take the power away from such Congressmen so they do not have too much power.]]> 2018-02-22 20:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/samantha_thompson11/hho7xxbfeoou/wish/234472360