5.2 Quiz

1. ​can effect a member’s choice on which committees to serve

• whip​
• quorum
• caucus​
• majority leader
• constituent​

2. closed meeting used by members of a party to make decisions​

• whip​
• quorum
• caucus​
• majority leader
• constituent​

3. assists the Speaker in planning the legislative program of the party​

• whip​
• quorum
• caucus​
• majority leader
• constituent​

4. ​number of members needed to take an official legislative action

• whip​
• quorum
• caucus​
• majority leader
• constituent​

5. persuades members of their party to vote a certain way on bills​

• whip​
• quorum
• caucus​
• majority leader
• constituent​

6. To maintain uniformity in democratic proceedings, Thomas Jefferson wrote the first rules manual for Congress when he was vice president. Which of the following behaviors would not be tolerated, based on this rules manual?​

• debate on a bill being cut off by the presiding officer
• one member directly debating another on the House floor
• one member speaking in support of another member’s bill
• two members discussing a bill in their offices

7. When a bill comes to a vote on the House floor, you know that it has​

• achieved a majority of members in support.
• also been considered on the Senate floor.
• been revised through the process of concurrent jurisdiction.
• passed through the House Rules Committee.

8. Which of these would most likely be a result of increasing the concentration of power within the office of the Speaker of the House?​

• increase in accountability to the American people
• increase in committees
• increase in cooperation between parties
• increase in unity within a party

9. The House rule that limits the amount of time a member can speak during a debate is meant to​

• allow many bills to be heard.
• encourage polite behavior.
• increase power of the majority party.
• reduce member participation.

10. Which of these committee types has the greatest powers over the movement of a bill through Congress?​

• joint committees
• the House Rules Committee
• standing committees
• select committees