Public Administration

List the important functions that Congress performs in our political system . Identify four types of Standing Committees in the Congress and note briefly what they do . Explain briefly the steps through which a bill becomes a law

Congress is the legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate . United States Capitol is the meeting place of the congress . The stability of the political system is largely dependent on the Congress and without the congress it cannot really think of surviving . Both the Senators and the House of Representatives have their

br special powers in the congress and these powers are different from each other

Some important functions of the congress are as follows

Representative Function

Constituent Function

Electoral Function

Legislative Function

Investigative Function

Executive Function

Judicial Function

It is not expected of the members of the congress to be professionals in all areas of expertise for this reason the committees in the congress act as pool of information . These committees not only investigate but also report back the information they have found . The committees can be divided in to three types i ) Standing Committee ii ) Special Committees iii ) Joint Committees

Talking about the Standing Committees in congress there are many different kinds of committees which look after specialized areas . The senate currently has 17 different standing committees at the moment Some Standing Committees in the senate are

U .S Senate Committee on Commerce , Science Transportation

The committee 's main objectives are to look after the industries from the private...