WorksheetsCongress
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Bills tend to come to a standstill in the ___________ stage.
Planning
Committee Stage
Developement
Voting
When there is an agreement between two or more lawmakers to support each other’s bill it is called?
Pork Barrelling
Packing
Logrolling
Casework
If a district is predictably won by one party, it is called a
Beauty Contest
Party Lock
Incumbency
Safe Seat
District lines for the House of Representatives are drawn with the authority of the
State Government
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
When a legislature has two houses, it is said to be
Bicamerial
Split
Unitary
Polarized
The direct election of Senators was established with the
Addition of the Bill of Rights
The creation of the Articles of Confederation
Signing of the Constitution
The passing of the Seventeenth Amendment
Permanent groups to oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues are called?
Standing Committee
Select Committee
Joint Committee
Conference Committee
The formal responsibility of the President of the Senate belongs to the
Speaker of the House
Vice President
President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
This power allows Congress to check on how the executive is administering the law.
Impoundment
Legislative Veto
Immunity
Legislative Oversight
Traditionally, most committee chairs are selected on the basis of
Competence
Seniority on the committee
Party loyalty
Years in Congress
