Congressional Positions
Whats the most powerful position of leadership in the House?
Speaker of the House
What is the name for a group of individuals in congress who assemble to debate, investigate, or make changes to bills?
a committee
Who determines the leadership in Congress?
The majority party
Before going to the president, what two legislative bodies must a bill be passed?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
Who is the current President of the United States?
DONALD J. TRUMP
Which position is the House of Representatives is the only one named in the Constitution?
the Speaker of the House
What type of committee is permanent and generally more powerful than other committees?
Standing Committees
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
After being introduced to Congress, what happens to a bill?
It is assigned to a committee
Who is the current VP of the United States of America?
J.D. VANCE
Who is the most powerful individual in the Senate?
The Majority Leader
What type of committee is permanent and composed of members from both the House and Senate?
Joint Committee
What is the redrawing of congressional district lines to reflect population shifts called?
Reapportionment
If a bill receives a majority vote in committee, what happens next?
It is referred to the floor, where the House/Senate debates and votes on the bill.
Which president recently passed away at the age of 100?
Jimmy Carter
The majority whip
What is a temporary committee created for a specific purpose, generally to investigate a particular problem?
Select committee
What is the redrawing of district lines to benefit one political party over the other?
Gerrymandering
If two different versions of a bill are passed in each body, who resolves the differences between the two versions?
A conference committee
Late last night, an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a military helicopter near what major U.S. city?
Washington D.C.
Who leads the party that that has less members in the Senate.
The Senate Minority Leader
What are "ad hoc" committees drawn from both the house and senate that meeto to work out compromises regarding different versions of a bill?
Conference committees
What is a formal way of preventing or saying the passage of a bill through long speeches?
Filibuster
What four options does the President have when a bill comes to his desk?
Sign it
Veto it
Let it become law without his signature
pocket veto it
Trump's nominee for HHS (Health and Human Services) is currently being questioned in committee. Who is Trump's HHS nominee?
Robert F Kennedy Jr.