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