The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a
What is bicameral legislature
100
The standing committees of each house are controlled by
What is majority party
100
The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called
What is redistricting
100
These bills deal with general matters and apply to the entire nation.
What is Public bills
100
How many Senators are in Congress? How many members are in the House of Representatives?
What is 100 and 435 members
200
The president of the Senate is the
What the Vice president
200
This committee is set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
What is Conference committee
200
People in districts represented in Congress are called
What is constituents
200
These bills deal with individual people or places.
What is Private bills
200
The president's refusal to spend money is called
What is impoundment
300
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the
What is Speaker of the House
300
This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility.
What is subcommittee
300
A filibuster can be stopped when 3/5 of the Senate votes for
What is cloture
300
In which step do members of both chambers reach a compromise, sending the bill on for final approval?
What is Approved bill sent to president
300
Proposed laws to authorize spending money are called
What is appropriations bills
400
Who are you Missouri Senators?
Who are Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill
400
These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate.
What is Joint committees
400
Redistricting power was abused by creating congressional districts of unequal power
What is gerrymandering
400
In which step does the House debate on a bill?
What is Floor action
400
All of the following EXCEPT _______ are ways lawmakers provide services for their constituents.
- Pork-barrel legislation
- Fixing speeding tickets
- Federal grants and contracts
- Keeping federal projects
What is Fixing speeding tickets
500
Who is your Missouri Representative?
Who is Vicky Hartzler
500
The staff member who has the responsibilities of supervising schedule, running the office, and giving advice is
What is administrative assistant
500
House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor when this is adopted
What is The closed rule
500
This action could allow the president to kill a bill during the last 10 days Congress is in session by refusing to act on it.
What is Pocket veto
500
This is one of the most important influences on a lawmaker's voting behavior.
- Political party identification
- Lawmaker's worldview
- Lawmaker's education
- Revenue the vote will generate