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Handout G: Two Party Folders

Two Party Folders

Folder Contents

  • Student Party Nametags
  • Roles
  • Republican Party Sign or Democratic Party Signs
  • Republican Party Roster or Democratic Party Roster
  • Republican Party Platform or Democratic Party Platform
  • Party Whip Job Description
  • Party Leader Job Description
  • Party Clerk Job Description

Student Party Nametags

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Roles

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Republican Party Sign or Democratic Party Signs

(Images to Print in PDF)

Republican Party Roster or Democratic Party Roster

(Fill and Print in PDF)

Republican Party Platform or Democratic Party Platform

(Fill and Print in PDF)

Party Whip Job Description

Responsibilities

Majority and Minority Whip

  1. Promote party philosophy.
  2. Assist Party Leader in monitoring bills in hearings.
  3. Fill in for Party Leader when absent.
  4. Other duties as assigned by Party Leader.

Majority Whip Only

  1. Works with the Speaker of the House, committee chairs, and Majority Leader regarding legislative strategy.
  2. Fills in for Speaker when Speaker and Majority Leader are absent.

Party Leader Job Description

Responsibilities

Majority and Minority Leader

  1. Promote party philosophy.
  2. Manage the party’s floor debate by controlling who speaks and for how long.
  3. Manage the behavior of party members during the House Session.
  4. Monitor bills in committee hearings by communicating with committee chairs.
  5. Presides at Party Caucus.

Majority Leader Only

  1. Work with the Speaker of the House, Majority Whip, and committee chairs concerning legislative strategy.
  2. Lend strong moral support to the Speaker of the House.
  3. Presides over House Session in the absence of the Speaker.

Description

The Party Leader manages the discussion in the full session by determining how much time will be allotted to each party member desiring to speak. A forceful voice, a willingness to speak in front of the entire assembly, and a command of the rules and procedures are prerequisites for this position. The Party Leader must be strongly committed to the principles of his or her political party. For our purposes, the Party Leader must understand the principles of his or her party, but doesn’t necessarily have to agree with them.

Party Clerk Job Description

Responsibilities

  1. Conduct the election of the Party Leader and Party Whip in a Party Caucus:
    a. Read aloud the duties of the Party Leader from the job description and accept nominations.
    b. Conduct a vote by show of hands and announce the winner.
    c. Read aloud the duties of the Party Whip from the job description and accept nominations.
    d. Conduct a vote by show of hands and announce the winner.
  2. Complete the Party Roster with assistance from party members.
  3. Record minutes of the Party Caucuses.
  4. State party positions on bills during the House Session discussion.

Majority Party Clerk Only

  1. Conduct election of the Speaker of the House in a Party Caucus:
    a. Read aloud the duties of the Speaker of the House from the job description and accept
    nominations.
    b. Conduct a vote by show of hands and announce the winner.