Congress in Action

Permanent Committees in the House Of Representatives and the Senate are known as

• Standing Committees

• Select Committees

• Conference Committees

This type of Committee is formed to resolve differences between House and Senate Versions of a Bill.

• A Select Committee

• A Conference Committee

• A Co-Op Committee

The January 6th Committee is an example of a

• Select Committee

• Conference Committee

• Standing Committee

Who is the president of the Senate?

• The President of the United States

• The Vice President of the United States

• The Senate Majority Leader

What is a Filibuster?

• A stalling technique used to "talk a bill to death" in the House of Representatives

• A very long session of a standing committee used to quickly pass a bill through the Senate

• A stalling technique used to "talk a bill to death" used by a minority of Senators to prevent voting on a bill that would likely pass

• A Gigantic Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich

The most powerful individual in Congress is the

• The Speaker of the House

• The President Pro Tempore

• The Chairman of the Board

The rule to end a filibuster requires that a vote be taken in which 60 Senators must agree to limit discussion on a bill is called

• Cloture

• Gag Order

• A Filibuster Buster

Which of the following lists contains two of your Senators

• Pat Toomey and John Fetterman

• Bob Casey and Mehmet Oz

• Pat Toomey and Bob Casey

The name of your representative in the House of Representatives is

• Dr. John Joyce

• James Jonah Jamison

• Nancy Pelosi

When the President refuses to sign a bill and returns it to congress it is known as a

• a discharge petition

• quorum

• veto