Vocabulary
Committees
Bills
House/Senate
People
100
What is a bicameral legislature?
A governmental body with two houses or chambers.
100
Which of the following is a committee belonging ONLY to the House of Reps.? a) Appropriations Committee b) Finance Committee c) Veterans Affairs Committee d) Science, Space, and Technology Committee
D) Science, Space, and Technology Committee
100
Who can introduce a bill?
Any member of Congress.
100
How many members does the House of Reps have?
435.
100
Currently, who is the person in charge of the Senate?
Joe Biden.
200
What is a filibuster?
A method used to kill a bill in the Senate by talking for a unlimited amount of time.
200
What is the Homeland Security Committee in charge of?
What is the Homeland Security Committee in charge of? The HSC holds hearings and craft legislation for issues specific to homeland security. Each of its subcommittees deals with a specific category. Ex. The subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
200
What happens to a bill on the floor?
Legislation is placed on the calendars of the House and Senate, debated, and voted on/dies.
200
What are the 3 qualifications for representatives? senators?
They must 1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent. Members need not live in their districts. Senators must be- (1)at least 30 years old, (2) a U.S. citizen for at least nine years at the time of election to the Senate, (3) a resident of the state one is elected to represent in the Senate.
200
Who is the United States Chief Justice?
John Roberts.
300
What are marginal districts?
Political districts where candidates elected to the House of Representatives win in close elections.
300
What is one of the committees that is involved in the process of a bill becoming law?
Conference Committee, Rules Committee, Sponsoring Committee, Subcommittee, Full Committee, Appropriate Committee.
300
What can influence Congress' vote on a bill?
Constituencies, interest groups, the president, party membership.
300
Recently, which state's senators tried to deny a quorum by fleeing, and where did they flee to?
Wisconsin Democrats; Illinois.
300
Who is the Majority Leader? Who is the Minority leader? And what party do they belong to?
Majority- Henry M. Reid (D) Minority- Mitch McConnell (R)
400
What is the Congressional Budget Office?
Advises Congress on the likely effect of different spending programs and provides information on the cost of proposed programs.
400
How does the Committee System work?
The Senate divides its tasks among its committees. The House of Representatives, it has its own guidelines, and each of its committee adopts its own rules.
400
What does the Conference Committee do?
Members from each house form a conference committee and meet to work out the differences. If the Conference Committee reaches a compromise, it prepares a written conference report, which is submitted to each chamber. The conference report must be approved by both the House and the Senate.
400
Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice president is absent?
President pro tempore.
400
Who is the speaker of the house?
John Boehner.
500
What is the House Ways and Mean Committee?
The chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
500
Who controls committees and their chairmanships in Congress?
The Majority Party.
500
How many steps (generally speaking) does it take for a bill to become law?
6.
500
In the impeachment process, who does what?
The House passes an article of impeachment, which formally states the allegations. The Senate then tries the accused. When impeaching a president, the Chief Justice presides over the proceedings.
500
How many Supreme Court Justices are there currently in the Roberts Court? Name one.
9. Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg