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
