POLI 101 Lecture 10: POLI 320 - February 24 Notes.docx
3 Mar 2015
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Powers (cid:224) they have fixed jurisdictions and stable membership, which facilitates specialization (cid:224) check the house and senate websites for committees (cid:224) hearings: to hear expert opinions and/or to build public support or opposition (cid:224) mark up sessions: to write the details of a bill (cid:224) shape the details of a bill (cid:224) gatekeeping power: graveyard for bills (every year, more than 11,000 bills are introduced but less than 500 bills are actually enacted) Senate: unlimited debates unless unanimous consent agreements or cloture (cid:224) a unanimous consent agreement require every senator"s agreement; commonly used to set the debate rules in the senate (usually for noncontroversial bills) (cid:224) filibuster: dilatory motion to delay or defeat legislation (cid:224) filibuster can only be stopped by a cloture vote, which requires 3/5 of membership (60 senators) (cid:224) once a cloture is invoked, the debate should end within 30 hours.
