Congressional Leadership & Committees

Front

Control over what goes on in Congress, including the law making process and committee work always belongs to the ______ party.

Back

majority

Front

The way that each chamber of Congress establishes which party is in majority, selects its leaders, and rank orders everyone in the party for committee membership, etc. is on day one of each term, they conduct a ________.

Back

party caucus

Front

The Constitution created ____ leadership positions for Congress, while the parties have created ____ for each chamber.

Back

3 / 4

Front

The majority party gets to pick ____ leadership positions in each chamber, while the minority party gets to pick ____ positions.

Back

3 / 2

Front

The Senate has an extra leadership position because ....., it is considered the upper/more prestigious chamber, Senators serve longer terms, the Senate has an even number of seats, the House is the lower/less prestigious chamber

Back

the Senate has an even number of seats

Front

What person does the Constitution add to the Senate's leadership who is not a Senator?

Back

the President of the Senate

Front

When the President of the Senate is not available, the presiding officer is the ______________ (senior most person in the majority party).

Back

President Pro Tempore

Front

The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the ____________, and is usually the highest ranking member of the majority party.

Back

Speaker of the House

Front

In the modern Senate, the _________ is actually the most powerful person in the Senate, despite the Constitution creating the position of __________.

Back

Majority Leader / President Pro Tempore

Front

In either chamber of Congress, the highest ranking person in the party with fewer members is called the __________.

Back

Minority Leader