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- 1. Multiple Choice
A committee from both houses is formed to investigate raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This would most likely be in which type of committee?
Standing
Special
Joint
Conference
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe House and Senate both passed their own bill that protects the Native Americans from the invasion of the North Dakota Access Pipeline. Which committee is needed to get this bill to the President?StandingSpecialJointConference
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA committee is working on providing subsidies for farms that have been affected by drought. Which committee would most likely handle this legislation?StandingSpecialJointConference
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWells Fargo is in hot water for unfair business practices. Which committee is most likely to handle this issue?StandingSelectJointConference
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA standing committee is a temporary committee of Congress.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple Choice
What created the Bicameral legislature?
The Articles of Confederation
The Book of Mormon
The 3/5 Compromise
The Great Compromise
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is a Bicameral legislature?
One Chief Executive to enforce laws
One legislature to make laws
Two house legislature to make laws
Two Judicial Branches to interpret laws
- 8. Multiple Choice
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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple ChoiceControls the flow of bills to the House floorRules CommitteeStanding CommitteeSubcommitteeSelect Committee
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHandles all tax bills in the HouseConference CommitteeRules CommitteeSubcommitteeWays and Means Committee
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an important characteristic of a joint committeeThe public is invited to participateIt has both House and Senate membersThe President sits in on the meetingsGovernors sit in on the meetings
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe most important influencers of the congressional agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house.
The leaders of congressional committees, usually members of the majority party with the most seniority on that committee.Committee chairsConference CommitteeFilibusterHouse Rules Committee - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags