Law Making WordWeb

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The rough draft of a law is called?

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bill

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What part of Congress determines the procedure by which bills are debated and amended?

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Rules Committee

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Which committee is needed to get the bill protecting Native Americans from the North Dakota Access Pipeline to the President? Options: Subcommittee, The Congressional, Rules, Conference

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Conference

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On February 12, Sen. Ted Cruz read the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham in order to block a vote on funding Obamacare. Which of the following powers of Congress accurately reflect this action? Members of the House can prevent a vote on legislation by extending floor debate indefinitely through gerrymandering. Members of a subcommittee pigeonholing a bill. Members of the Senate can prevent a vote on legislation by extending floor debate indefinitely in a filibuster. The President can force a vote by the Senate, by enacting the “cloture” rule.

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Members of the Senate can prevent a vote on legislation by extending floor debate indefinitely in a filibuster.

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Division of standing committee that does most of the committee's work

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Subcommittee

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Who can override the President if he vetoes the bill? Options: The entire consent of the Senate, 2/3rd majority in both the House and Senate, The Supreme Court, 2/3rds of the entire population of the House of Representatives

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2/3rd majority in both the House and Senate

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What prevents filibustering and ends debate in the Senate?

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Cloture

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A bill must be debated and examined in a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.

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congressional committee

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When Congress Women Green decided to set a bill to the side thereby preventing its advancing in the legislative process what was she engaging in? Options: pigeonholing, gerrymandering, filibustering, the rule making process

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pigeonholing

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Legislative process in which a voting area is divided so that one group or political party has an advantage in elections.

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Gerrymander