Vocabulary
The party in current control of the Senate
What is Republican
What begins the bill process?
What is the bill is proposed
This type of committee is permanent with full legislative functions.
What is standing
The Vice President serves as the President of the Senate, and presides over Senate activities; they have this other key responsibility.
What is they vote in the event of a tie vote in the Senate.
This woman was tied for being the first Muslim woman elected the the U.S. House of Representatives. She was attacked at a town hall meeting last week in Minneapolis by a right wing extremist.
Who is Ilhan Omar.
The party in current control of the House
What is Democrat
How many congressional districts are there in Virginia
What is 11
What ends the bill process?
What is the preseident vetos or it becomes a law
This type of committee is appointed for a limited purpose and duration
What is select or special committee
The House or Senate leader responsible for negotiating with the majority party and leading debate for the minority party.
Who is the Minority Leader
This Republican Senator said he does not support President Trump's suggestion that Republicans take over voting in 15 states.
Who is John Thune. Majority Leader of the Senate.
The place where all appropriations bills begin
What is the House of Representatives
What is expert testimony, amendments/mark ups added, public hearing.
This committee includes members of both chambers
What is joint
This position counts votes, enforces the a party's position, and ensures attendance of party members during key votes.
Who is the Whip
Who is the newest member of Congress; elected last week to fill the seat in Texas from a Representative who died in March?
Christian Menefee, a former Harris County attorney.
This is when a filibuster is ended by a 2/3'rd vote in the Senate
What is cloture.
What is a power exclusively reserved for the Senate?
What is ratify treaties and confirm presidential appointments.
The reasons for a bicameral congress
What is compromise between small and large states
The committee that helps reconcile differences over a bill
What is conference committee
This type of committee is formed to tackle very specific tasks within the jurisdiction of the full committee
What is subcommittee
This is arguably the most powerful member of Congress, and maybe even the second most powerful person in the Government. (Position & name)
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
Which Republican Representative has been getting attacked by the right including President Trump who called him "a Complete and Total Disaster, we must make sure he loses, BIG!” after he has been pushing to release all the Epstein files?
Who is Thomas Massie of Kentucky's 4th district.
Legislature that is made up of two house is called this
What is bicameral
The process by which proposed laws are considered and acted upon by the full membership of the House or Senate
What is floor consideration (colloquially known as floor action, floor debate)
After an amended bill passes in the conference committee, what is the next step for a bill to become a law?
It must pass in the House and in the Senate.
Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch
What is the oversight function
This leader is the Presiding Officer of Senate activities when the President of the Senate, Mike Pence, is unavailable. (name the leadership position; +100 if you can name the individual currently in the position)
Who is the President Pro Tempore, Chuck Grassley.
Which current US Senator from MN has announced she will run for Governor after Tim Walz has announced he will not run again and the leading Republican candidate announced after the killing of Alex Pretti that he will no longer run.
Who is Amy Klobuchar.