Structure of Congress 3

provides checks and balances within Congress

• bicameral legislature

• house rules committee

• select committee

• gerrymandering

can stop a House bill from reaching a floor vote

• bicameral legislature

• house rules committee

• select committee

• gerrymandering

temporary committee to investigate an issue

• bicameral legislature

• house rules committee

• select committee

• gerrymandering

drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party

• bicameral legislature

• house rules committee

• select committee

• gerrymandering

personal staff handling growing constituent requests

• president pro tempora

• committee chair

• caseworker

• congress

fills leadership role if Vice President is unavailable

• president pro tempora

• committee chair

• caseworker

• congress

decides who will testify about bills

• president pro tempora

• committee chair

• caseworker

• congress

branch of government given the most power by Founding Fathers

• executive

• judicial

• president

• congress

agency that projects the costs of proposed programs

• CBO

• filibuster

• congress

• select committee

action to prevent a Senate bill from a final vote

• CBO

• filibuster

• congress

• select committee