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100
After debate, what types of votes may be taken on a bill?
A normal vote, which requires a quorum, or a Committee of the Whole, to pass the bill quicker.
100
What is a Conference Committee?
A group that disscusses a bill to bridge the gap between two versions of a bill.
100
Who is the Speaker of the House currently? Which party (minority/majority) is he from?
From the majority party in the House, currently John Boehner.
100
What is a rider?
Additions to a bill that would not pass on their own.
100
What happens to a bill once it passes both the House of Representatives and the Senate?
It goes to the president to be signed into law.
200
What happens during debate on the House floor?
Members may only speak for a certain time during a debate.
200
A long debate when someone keeps talking to prevent a bill from being voted on. A cloture vote may stop it.
What is a filibuster and how can it be stopped?
200
What is a committee hearing? Who are they held by?
Held to gather info about a bill. Can be held by subcommittee.
200
What is an amendment?
A change to a bill.
200
What does it mean if a bill is engrossed?
It is officially signed into law.
300
How does a bill get a name and number?
The Clerk of the House numbers each bill and gives it a short title.
300
What is different about the rules of debate in the Senate?
Members may speak for as long as they please, rather than for a limited time.
300
What is the Rules Committee?
A very important standing committee that schedules debates.
300
What is a committee bill?
A committee writes a new bill because they don't like the old one.
300
What is the Cloture Rule?
A two-thirds vote to end a filibuster.
400
What can happen to a bill in committee?
A bill gets pigeonholed, passed, passed unfavorably, amended and passed, or a committee bill is passed.
400
What are the President's options once he gets a bill?
He can veto it, pocket veto it, or let it pass.
400
What is a committee?
Congressmen are divided into these. Standing committees are permanent.
400
Who can veto a bill?
The president can.
400
What are The Rules Committee, Ways and Means, and Agriculture?
Three standing committees.
500
Who schedules floor debate in the House? What happens during debate?
The Rules Committee. A bill is read and discussed. Members may only speak for a short time.
500
What can Congress do in the event that the President turns down a bill?
Have a two-thirds vote to overrule the veto.
500
Who are the majority and minority whips?
The assistants to the floor leaders.
500
What is a pocket veto?
Ten days before the end of the session of Congress, the President doesn't sign a bill. If he doesn't, the bill dies.
500
What is a voice vote?
A vote that is taken verbally.