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Why is the Speaker of the House seen as the most powerful member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• Sets the House legislative agenda

• Casts the tie-breaking vote on the House floor

• Gets to vote in both the House and Senate

• Has an office directly in the White House

Which of the following types of committees make up the largest percentage of total committees in the U.S. Congress?

• Joint

• Standing

• Money

• Select

The U.S. Constitution grants the authority of 'Advice and Consent' to which person/group in Congress?

• U.S. House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House

• U.S. Senate

• Senate Majority Leader

Joint Committees are made up of which two groups?

• Majority and Minority Party members

• Males and Females

• Politicians and non-politicians (lobbyists, experts, etc.)

• House and Senate members

Currently, who serves under the Speaker of the House in the party leadership?

• Assistant Speaker of the House

• House Majority Leader

• House Majority Whip

• House Minority Leader

• House Minority Whip

Legislative spending is a two-step process. What are the two steps in order?

• 1) Authorization

  2) Appropriation

• 1) Appropriation

  2) Authorization

• 1) Affirmation

  2) Acclimation

• 1) Acclimation

  2) Affirmation

What happens when the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill?

• It gets sent back to the original committee

• It gets referred to a Conference Committee

• The bill dies

• The Speaker of the House chooses which version of the bill to send to the president

Currently, a Cloture vote requires which of the following?

• At least 2/3 approval of the House

• At least 2/23 approval of the Senate

• At least 3/5 approval of the Senate

• At least 3/5 approval of the House

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

• 2/3 vote in House and Senate

• Simple majority vote in House and Senate

• 3/5 vote in House and Senate

• 2/3 vote in House and simple majority vote in Senate

When a bill is first submitted to Congress, where is it then referred to?

• The President

• Hearings

• Floor Debate

• Committee