Structure of Congress
Which chamber is designed to represent states equally?
What is the Senate?
Which committee sets the rules for debate in the House?
What is the Rules Committee?
What is a filibuster?
What is a tactic used to delay or prevent a vote by extending debate?
Which leadership position keeps party members in line and helps advance the party agenda?
What is the Whip?
A representative follows personal judgment rather than constituent opinion. Which model is this?
What is the Trustee model?
Where do all tax bills originate?
What is the House of Representatives?
A bill passes both chambers with different wording. What committee resolves the differences?
What is a Conference Committee?
What is cloture?
What is a procedure requiring 60 senators to end a filibuster?
Who is the presiding officer of the House?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
A representative acts directly according to constituent wishes. Which model is this?
What is the Delegate model?
What is the role of the Vice President in the Senate?
What is breaking tie votes?
Why does Congress create committees?
What is dividing the congressional workload?
A lawmaker exchanges support for another member's project in return for support on a different bill.
What are pork-barrel legislation and logrolling?
Which leadership position helps the Speaker advance the majority party's agenda?
What is the Whip?
What is divided government?
What is when different parties control the presidency and Congress?
What is the role of the Speaker of the House?
What is presiding over the House of Representatives?
This committee system allows Congress to specialize in specific issues.
What are congressional committees?
Which chamber allows unlimited debate and filibusters?
What is the Senate?
What leadership position leads the majority party in the House?
What is the Majority Leader?
How can divided government affect policymaking?
What is increased conflict and opposition to presidential initiatives?
This chamber has stricter debate rules because it has more members.
What is the House of Representatives?
Name two reasons committees are important.
What are specialization, efficiency, investigation, and workload division?
What must occur before a bill with different House and Senate versions can go to the President?
What is reconciliation through a conference committee?
What position does NOT preside over the Senate but may cast deciding votes there?
Who is the Vice President?
Compare the Trustee and Delegate models.
Trustee uses personal judgment; Delegate follows constituent preferences.