Committees in Congress

After a bill is written by a congressman, what is the next step in its process of becoming a law?

• The bill is sent to the floor for debate.

• The bill is sent to the President to sign

• The bill is sent to a committee for consideration

• The bill is sent to a constituent for an idea.

When a bill is in committee and the committee votes to by majority against the bill, what action has the committee taken?

• The bill has been killed

• The bill has been replaced

• The bill has been ignored

• The bill has been marked up

Controls the flow of bills to the House floor

• Rules Committee

• Standing Committee

• Subcommittee

• Select Committee

Handles all tax bills in the House 

• Conference Committee

• Rules Committee

• Subcommittee

• Ways and Means Committee

Which is an important characteristic of a joint committee

• The public is invited to participate

• It has both House and Senate members

• The President sits in on the meetings

• Governors sit in on the meetings

Which statement best explains the significance of Standing Committees in Congress?

• Standing Committees contribute to the simplicity of counting votes in Congress.

• Standing Committees resolve the differences between House and Senate.

• Standing Committees set rules for debate to prevent filibusters from occurring.

• Standing Committees help create specialization in Congress.

Composed of members of both houses, can be investigative in nature, and may issue periodic reports to the House and Senate.

• Conference Committee

• Joint Committee

• Standing Committee

• Combined Committee

What is the main reason Congress creates committees?

• to create party bases

• To educate new members

• To introduce new bills

• To divide the workload

-Senate Major Leader is a Democrat ---___________________________________________

-Senate Minority Leader is a Republican

What statement goes in the blank?

• The Senate Budget Committee Chairman is a Republican

• The Speaker chooses a Budget Committee Chairman

• The House Budget Committee Chairman is a Democrat.

• The Senate Budget Committee Chairman is a Democrat

The majority party members with the longest service records become committee chairpersons

• pocket veto

• seniority rule

• cloture

• special session