Civics 05.2

If serious problems arise after Congress has adjourned its regular session, the president may call Congress to meet in a special session.

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Caucuses occur when Republican and Democratic members in each house gather separately in private meetings.

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The political party with the fewest members in each house is called the majority party.

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The vice president is the presiding officer of the Senate, and is therefore present at all daily meetings

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Each member of the House has a limit on the number of terms he or she can serve

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Usually a committee chairperson is the majority party member with the most years of service on the committee

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A committee made up of both representatives and senators is called a

• joint committee
• select committee
• standing committee
• subcommittee

The job of a party whip is to

• persuade members to vote a certain way
• preside over his or her party
• preside over the House and Senate
• preside over the House and Senate

Each term of Congress is<br />divided into how many<br />sessions?

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In each term of Congress there are five regular sessions

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