Chapter 5 Lesson 4

Which of these responsibilities would you expect to be assigned to a standing committee?

Appropriate funds to government programs such as Medicare

If a member wishes to have power over a bill after it has been passed, the member should request a position on which type of committee?

Conference committee

An election results in a Senate with 55 Democrats and 45 Republicans. On a committee of 24 senators, how many would be Republicans?

11

Which of the following is a power of committee chairs?

Can determine the bills the committee will consider

Why is assignment to the "right" committees important to members of Congress?

Enables them to act on bills important to their constituents

Counterterrorism and intelligence is most likely a subcommittee of which of these standing committees in the House?

Homeland security

When the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill, how do they work out their differences?

In a conference committee

How is party membership on committees usually divided in each house?

In the same proportion as the party's strength in that house

In practice, lawmakers usually limit this type of committee to handling routine matters...

Joint committee

Which of these is one duty of a standing committee chair?

Manage floor debates on bills from their committees

A Florida house member representing cape Canaveral and other areas where NASA is active is most likely to request membership on which of these standing committees?

Science, space, and technology

Which of the following is a function of congressional committees?

Shape the language of bills

Which type of committee almost always has subcommittees?

Standing committee

Which type of committee is set up to continue from one legislative session to the next?

Standing committee

Why might the Senate create a select committee?

To address a matter of great public concern at a given time