Congress at Work

deal with individual people or places; they frequently involve claims against the government.

• private bills

• public bills

• sponsored bills

• lobbyist bills

Answer explanation

Private bills used to make up a significant percentage of congressional bills but not anymore.

involve general matters and apply to the entire nation

• private bills

• public bills

• sponsored bills

• lobbyist bills

Answer explanation

The vast majority of bills today

which is NOT a resolution that Congress can pass

• joint

• simple

• concurrent

• lobbyist

a resolution passed from both chambers of the legislative branch

• joint

• simple

• concurrent

• lobbyist

covers matters affecting only one house of Congress and is passed by that house alone

• joint

• simple

• concurrent

• lobbyist

covers matters requiring the action of the House and Senate but on which a law is not needed

• joint

• simple

• concurrent

• lobbyist

forbids members from offering any amendments to a bill from the floor

• constraint rule

• standard rule

• closed rule

• open rule

permits floor debate and the addition of amendments to the bill

• initiate rule

• standard rule

• closed rule

• open rule

The power of ________, or approval of government spending, belongs to Congress

• amending

• vetoing

• appropriation

• delegate

•sets up a federal program and specifies how much money can be used for it

• authorization bill

• appropriation bill

• continuing resolution

• closed rule