the House
the Senate
Committee Terms
Misc
Key Concepts
100

All bills start as an ____________ AND who comes up with it

What is an idea   Constituents ,Congressmen, Interest Groups, Corporations (via IGs), the President

100

Length of debate in the Senate, and the endless speeches to delay action or keep the bill from passing

unlimited and filibuster

100

permanent committee  specific policy area  AND Name one

What is standing committee

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Appropriations
  • Armed Services
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Budget
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Environment and Public Works
  • Finance
  • Foreign Relations
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Judiciary
  • Rules and Administration
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Veterans' Affairs
100

number of House members AND how long they serve AND name ours

435 2 years Joe Negues

100

appropriations for the home district or state  like the 

"bridge to no where" or a tea pot museum

Pork

200

The "authority" of Speaker to decide what  bills are sent to committee

gatekeeper

200

Changes to a bill in committee  Amendments might me added

What is markup

200

Made of members of House and Senate to iron out differences in a bill

What is conference committee

200

Total numbers of Senators, Length of term, and name ours from Colorado

Hickenlooper and Bennet

200

Residents of a electoral district

What is constituent

300

After the Bill is sponsored,  written, and introduced it is _____________

 sent to committee  (name yours that you researched)

300

three terms meaning the bill will not be reported out of committee

What is killing the bill,  pigeon holing, tabling..  they die

300

permanent committee made up of H and S members that deals with areas of common interest

What is Joint committee

300

 the area that the Senate has more power over AND the area the House has more power over

Foreign Affairs  AND Budget/Spending

300

attached with no relevance to the bill AND so many of them everyone gets something

riders and Christmas tree

400

If a HOUSE committee reports favorably the bill is sent here to decide the length of debate, etc.

What is the rules committee

400

when a bill is reported favorably in committee, the majority leader puts it on the calendar for debate...

call up

400

an official statement issued by both houses of Congress that has the power of law

joint resolution

400

Where are powers of Congress listed in the US Constitution

Article I , Section 8... What is declare war $, coin$ , levy/collect taxes $, borrow$. regulate trade/commerce $, regulate military, create courts...

400

Total number in the senate  AND years of term AND name ours and their party

100  6   Hickenlooper and Bennet  D

500

Four things that could happen in committee

markup, amended, debated, expert testimony, public testimony, or sent to Floor (voted upon favorably), Killed  (pigeoned holed, tabled)

500

an unending speech on the senate floor used a a delay tactic and how they stop it

filibuster and cloture

500

The committee division/level where most work gets done  AND the approximate number in H and S

What is sub committee   100 and 70

500

Three "Presidential Actions"  AND % of congress to override a veto

Sign, Veto, Nothing

10 days out  of session   Veto

10 days in session   Passes


60%

500

name the entire Bill to Law Process

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