chapter 10-government – Flashcards

What must happen before a bill is presented for discussion to the entire House or Senate?

What happens when a conference committee finishes settling the differences between the House and the Senate versions?

what is the leader of committee called?

Which is an example of the House suspending its own rules?

Sometimes, people appear before a committee to provide more information related to a bill. What is this called? a public hearing a discharge petition a debate a resolution

Who breaks a tie vote in the Senate? the Vice President the majority leader the majority whip the President

The chair position of the Joint Committee on Taxation rotates between the chairs of what two committees? the Senate Finance and the House Ways and Means the House Appropriations and the Senate Appropriations the House Finance and the Senate Rules and Administration the Senate Budget and the House Budget

Which is an important power of committee chairmen? They are next in line to become floor leaders. They decide which bills to consider. They communicate with the party whip. They vote on the Speaker of the House.

How did Senator Strom Thurmond try to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957? by filibuster by cloture by discharge petition by joint resolution

What is the main responsibility of the House Ways and Means Committee? deciding which committees will consider certain bills taking care of the needs of the armed services considering relationships with foreign countries deciding how to raise money for the federal government

Who presides over the Senate when the president of the Senate is not present? the Speaker of the House the president pro tempore the Senate majority leader the Senate majority whip

Why do members of Congress send letters explaining their bills to other members of Congress? to gain other members' support before introducing their bills to practice writing the bills before introducing the real bills to prove that they came up with the ideas for the bills first to prevent other members from introducing similar bills

When does the House consider bills from the Corrections Calendar? on weekends in the evening in January on Tuesdays

Each statement about bills becoming laws is true except _____. Congress considers thousands of bills and resolutions. The President must approve all proposed laws. The process of making laws is complicated. Most bills that are considered become laws.