Congress/Congressional Elections/Committees

Who is the current Speak of the House?

• George Strait

• Nancy Pelosi

• John Boehner

• Mitch McConnell

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

The 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?

• Standing
• Special
• Joint
• Conference

A committee is working on providing subsidies for farms that have been affected by drought. Which committee would most likely handle this legislation?

• Standing
• Special
• Joint
• Conference

Wells Fargo is in hot water for unfair business practices. Which committee is most likely to handle this issue?

• Standing
• Select
• Joint
• Conference

A standing committee is a temporary committee of Congress.

• True
• False

What created the Bicameral legislature?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Book of Mormon

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Great Compromise

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

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

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