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Majority Parties

             The majority party does everything from running the House of Representatives to chairing Senate committees. They have the power to pass bills as well as introduce them. This is why the majority party plays an important role in the law making process.
             House and Senate committees are both chaired by a member of the majority party. This means that the chair, a member of the majority party, controls what bills the committee looks at, and what bills are passed on for the House or Senate to vote on. If the chair does not bring the bill to the committee, the committee cannot vote to send it to the House or Senate. The committees also have a more members from the majority party, so if the majority of the committee is Republicans that don't like the bill, it will not pass out of the committee. .
             The House of Representatives may be where the majority party has the biggest influence. Once a bill has been though a committee, chaired by a member of the majority, it is then passed to the House where a majority has to pass the bill. Usually members vote with their party, which means that the majority party will have an easier time getting votes for their bill. .
             In the Senate a bill must also be passed by a majority. On most issues the party is unified, and votes together. Therefore the majority party will pass any bill it is unified on. Also the majority leader and the president pro temp are members of the majority party, and have control over what bills the senate sees.
             Running committees, unified party voting, and leaders in the House and Senate are all reasons that majority party has a major role in the law making process. If there wasn't a majority party, it would be harder for bills to be passed, and committees would not run as smoothly. .
            


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