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7 Congressional Committees

Authored by Jeff Eaglin

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7th - 12th Grade

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7 Congressional Committees
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided up into ______________ in order to make them more efficient.

committees

political parties

special interest groups

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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There are _______________ made up of members of both houses.

joint committees

bicameral committees

special interest groups

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Other committees are___________________, which are created to reconcile a bill when the House and Senate write different versions of it.

conference committees

joint committees

resolution committees

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Any member of Congress can propose a bill, this is called _____________, but it has to go to a committee first.

proposal power

executive privilege

legislative discretion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The power to control what do or do not become bills is what political scientists call "_______________"

Gatekeeper Authority

Executive Privilege

Legislative Resolution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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The committee chairs also manage the actual process of writing a bill, which is called ______________, and the vote on the bill in the committee itself.

mark up

gerrymandering

credit claiming

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Committees exercise ______________ by assigning staff to scrutinize a particular law or policy and by holding hearings.

Congressional oversight

executive privilege

judicial review

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