Section 1
How many sessions are in one term of Congress?
2
Who decides how many House seats each state gets?
The Census Bureau
Role: Speaker of the House:
Duty:
Preside over the House and keep order
How many committees do House members serve on? How many do Senators serve on?
House: 1-2
Senate: 3-4
What is a filibuster?
A long, unlimited speech used to force amendments on a bill or kill it
What is the oversight function of committees?
Make sure the executive branch is doing their job, following the rules
What are at-large elections?
People throughout a state get to vote for the same officials
Duty:
Preside over the Senate
What is a standing committee?
A permanent committee that filters bills dealing with a specific purpose
What is the committee of the Whole?
The House breaks down into a committee, walks through a bill section by section
To vote by combining all other voting patterns (delegate, trustee, partisan
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What is one reason the Senate is viewed as the "upper-house"?
Answers will vary
Role: Floor Leader
Duty:
Chief spokesperson of the majority party
What is a select committee?
A committee used only for a certain period of time, usually to investigate
What procedure is used to bring a fiibuster to an end?
Cloture
Which role of congressmen consists of writing bills?
Legislator
What is the basic purpose of gerrymandering?
Draw congressional districts to favor one political party over another
Role: Party Whips
Duty:
Gain support and votes for a particular matter
What is a joint committee?
Similar to a select committee, but uses members from both houses
What is one rule for debate in the House? What's one rule in the Senate?
House: stay on subject, "move previous question"
Senate: filibuster, "two-speech rule"
To kiss babies and shake hands at parades fulfills which duty of a congressman?
Servant of the Constituents
What is one rule in regards to gerrymandering
Answers will vary
Role: President Pro Tempore
Duty:
Preside over the Senate when the VP is gone
What is a conference committee?
Members from both houses who make a compromised version of a bill that passed in the House and Senate in different forms
If a bill dies in committee, what is that called?
Pigeon-holed