Unit VI Lesson 3The Law Making Process Part III

Essential Question:• What are the institutions and

policy-making processes of the national government?

• What are the links between

the branches of the national government, political parties, interest groups, public opinion, the media, and state and local governments?

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Step 4: The committee “reports” the bill

(sends it to the full House or Senate to be debated)

“Reported”

Riders

Less than 10%

90%

“Markups”

OR

Committee

“Interest Groups”

“The President”

“Constituents”

The most important factor determining how a lawmaker will vote is party affiliation; members of Congress almost

always vote along party lines

“Constituents” “Interest Groups”

“Congress”

Differences

“Majority”

435 100

51 100“Majority”

218 435“Majority”

435

2-5 Minutes

Question for you…

Filibuster- Method of defeating or delaying a bill in which a senator continues to talk until the other side either abandons

the bill or agrees to modify it (Only in the Senate)

“Filibuster”

“Cloture” (Latin for “closure”)- Procedure in which 3/5ths of the Senate (60 Senators) agree to end a filibuster

and immediately vote on a billhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQIG-kfT9bI&feature=channel

60 VOTES!!!

“Minority Party”

60

“Majority Party”

60

“Filibuster”

“Minority”

A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that:

A. Filibusters are only possible in the House

B. Revenue bills must originate in the Senate

C. Each state has equal representation in the House but not in the Senate

D. There is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House

In the Senate a filibuster can be ended by invoking “cloture”. Which of the following

statements about cloture in correct?

A. It sets a time limit on debate to five minutes per speaker

B. It requires half plus one of the entire Senate to invoke it

C. It requires three-fifths of the entire Senate to invoke it

D. It is used more frequently in the House than in the Senate

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Homework!!!

Textbook Pages: 310-320

Graphic Novel Pages: (None)