Chapter 12 Government

If the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill, where is it sent for a compromise?

Conference committee

If the President takes no action on a bill and Congress remains in session for 10 days, what happens to it?

becomes a law

Paul Ryan is the Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives.

false

This is only found in the Senate

filibuster

_______is an attempt to kill a bill by talking it to death

filibuster

Which committee has the ability to speed up, delay, or halt House actions?

house rules

If the committee pigeonholes a bill, the ______it

ignore

A committee is formed to investigate raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This would most likely be in which type of committee?

joint

These committees include members from both the Senate and the House. They are formed occasionally for certain issues.

joint

A committee is working on providing subsidies for farms that have been affected by drought. Which committee would most likely handle this legislation?

standing

Permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area

standing committees

All bills except for ______bills can start in either house of Congress.

tax

How can Congress override a presidential veto?

2/3 vote of both houses

Bills must pass with a ________vote of both houses to become law

51% majority

Currently, how many votes does the Senate need to invoke cloture?

60

All bills in the House must pass through the _______Committee to set the conditions for debate and amendments

Rules

If a bill is introduced in the Senate, it is given a number such as _____

S2140

The most important influencers of the congressional agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house.The leaders of congressional committees, usually members of the majority party with the most seniority on that committee.

committee chairs

The House and Senate both passed their own bill that protects the Native Americans from the invasion of the North Dakota Access Pipeline. Which committee is needed to get this bill to the President?

conference

Which committee "irons out" bills?

conference

Special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate

conference committee

A standing committee is a temporary committee of Congress.

false

who may introduce a bill?

only members of congress

Who can draft a bill?

president, interest groups, constituents

_________is the number that must be present in order for Congress to do business

quorum

Wells Fargo is in hot water for unfair business practices. Which committee is most likely to handle this issue?

select

Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose, such as the Watergate investigation.

select committees

Committee chair is usually selected based on

seniority

A system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee

seniority system

Which person is second in the succession of the presidency?

speaker of the house

What happens to most bills in committee

they die

Once a bill is introduced, where is it sent first?

to a standing committee

The Library Committee is a joint committee of Congress.

true