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WorksheetsCongressional Committees Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which type of committee deals with timetabling of legislation in the House of Representatives?
Standing committee
Conference committee
Rules Committee
Select committee
How many members do standing committees typically have (roughly)?
Senate 12, House 20
Senate 25, House 60-65
Senate 18, House 30-40
Senate 8, House 25-30
Which of the below is the most prestigious Senate committee?
Judiciary
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Energy and Natural Resources
Rules and Administration
Which of the below could be witnesses during hearings at the committee stage of a bill?
Other member of Congress
Members of executive departments or agencies
Representatives of affected interest groups
Ordinary members of the public
How is the House Rules Committee unusual among standing committees?
It prioritises legislation onto the House floor for debate and votes
It is the only one chaired by different parties on a rotating basis
It's membership is smaller (just 13 members)
It's membership is more skewed towards the majority (R-9, D-4)
Which of the below are true about conference committees?
They are ad hoc - set up to consider a particular bill
Their members are drawn from both houses
Their only function is to reconcile the differences between House and Senate versions of the same bill
Conferences committees are used much less frequently nowadays
Conference committees can only put forward one reconciled version of a bill before disbanding
Which of the following is NOT true of select committees?
They are almost always ad hoc, set up to investigate a particular issue.
Members must be drawn from only one chamber.
There are permanent select committees including the Senate and House Intelligence committees.
Select committees investigate issues either outside of or too time consuming for the normal work of standing committees.
Which of these are powers of committee chairs?
Influence the membership, meetings and hearings of sub-committees
Control the committees budget
Control the committees agenda
Serve as a spokesperson on the committees policy area in Congress and with the White House
Can veto amendments to legislation in the committee stage
Which of these are NOT current Senate committee chairs?
Bob Corker (R-TN) - Foreign Relations
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) - Judiciary
Richard Burr (R-NC) - Intelligence
Claire McCaskill (D-MO) - Homeland Security
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) - Energy & Natural Resources
Which of theses committees are investigating Russian interference/collusion into the 2016 election?
House Intelligence Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
House Oversight Committee
Senate Intelligence Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Bonus: when did the House Select Committee on Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Bengazi, set up in 2014, produce it's report?
January 2015
October 2015
June 2016
It hasn't yet reported
