Congress Unit

Question 1

Majority Party

Answer 1

Political Party in each house of Congress with the MOST members

Question 2

Minority Party

Answer 2

Political Party in each house with the 2ND MOST

Question 3

Party Caucus Dem. (Conference Rep.)

Answer 3

Formal gathering of all party members

Question 4

Role of Party Caucus

Answer 4

Nominate Party Officers
Review Committee Assignments
Discussing Party Policy
Sets Themes and Discipline
Coordinate Media

Question 5

Who are given party chairs in Cacaus?

Answer 5

Recognized Party Leaders to work directly with the Senate and House to succeed.

Question 6

Speaker of the House

Answer 6

The only officer listed specifically in the Constitution; Is the most powerful position that typically belongs to the member of the majority party. Usually longtime server

Question 7

Who is the Speaker of the House

Answer 7

Mike Johnson

Question 8

Where does the Speaker of the House come after in the gov’t?

Answer 8

Vice President in making decisions.

Question 9

Minority/Majority Floor Leaders

Answer 9

Elected by mi. ma. groups in Congress and act as second authority after SOTH

Question 10

Senate Minority Floor Leader

Answer 10

Chuck Schumer

Question 11

Senate Majority Floor Leader

Answer 11

John Thune

Question 12

Whip

Answer 12

Party leaders who keep close contact with all members of the party (“whips” group into line. In absence of floor leader, they take charge

Question 13

Senate Minority Whip

Answer 13

Dick Durban

Question 14

Senate Majority Whip

Answer 14

John Barrasso

Question 15

House Majority Whip

Answer 15

Tom Emmer

Question 16

House Minority Whip

Answer 16

Katherine Clark

Question 17

Presiding Officer

Answer 17

Leader of Senate

Question 18

Leader of the Senate

Answer 18

Vice President

Question 19

President Pro Tempore

Answer 19

Most senior member of the majority party leader Senate

Question 20

Who is the President Pro Tempore

Answer 20

Chuck Grassley

Question 21

Committee System

Answer 21

Where bills go and are used for specialization

Question 22

Standing Committee

Answer 22

Bills are referred for consideration for particular pieces and areas of legislation.

Question 23

Subcommittee

Answer 23

within a standing committee are subcommittees that are more specialized

Question 24

Prestige Committees

Answer 24

Standing Committee that are most recognizable and important.

Question 25

What are the Prestige Committees

Answer 25

Ways and Means, Rules, Budget, Commerce, Appropriations. Etc.

Question 26

Joint Committee

Answer 26

A Standing Committee that includes both members of both houses to conduct investigations/special studies

Question 27

Conference Committee

Answer 27

A Special Joint Committee to reconcile differences passed in the House and Senate

Question 28

Select/Special Committee

Answer 28

Temporary committee appointed for special purposes

Question 29

Discharge Petition

Answer 29

A petition that gives a majority the authority to bring issues to the floor

Question 30

Senator Requirments

Answer 30

30 years 9 years citizenship

Question 31

HOR Requirements

Answer 31

25 years 7 years citizenship

Question 32

Powers of Congress

Answer 32

- Declare War - Raise army and navy - coin $$ - tax - regulate commerce

Question 33

HOR Powers

Answer 33

-power to impeachment

Question 34

Senate Powers

Answer 34

- try impeachment -approve appointees

Question 35

House Majority Floor Leader

Answer 35

Steve Scalise

Question 36

House Minority Floor Leader

Answer 36

Hakeem Jefferies

Question 37

Ways and Means Committee

Answer 37

Writes taxes

Question 38

What is the most under-represented demographic in Congress?

Answer 38

Women

Question 39

Logrolling

Answer 39

vote trading; voting to support a colleague's bill in return for a promise of future support

Question 40

Trustee Representation

Answer 40

Legislatures are trusted by their people to make the right desions even if it is against party views

Question 41

Instructed Delegate View

Answer 41

Legislature that mirrors the party that voted for them for decisions

Question 42

Politico

Answer 42

The legislature does both Trustee representation and Instructed Delegate View

Question 43

Oversight

Answer 43

When Congress follows up on laws enacted to ensure they ar being enforced the ways they wanted

Question 44

Oversign responsabilities

Answer 44

committee hearings, adjusting budgets, examining presidential actions, and special commissions

Question 45

House Rules Committee

Answer 45

Only the house, makes rules for debate.

Question 46

Rule for debate in Senate

Answer 46

Body approve rules by unanimous consent

Question 47

Apportionment

Answer 47

Dividing representatives for states by populations

Question 48

Markup

Answer 48

A session where reps. will offer changes before the bill goes to the floor

Question 49

Hold

Answer 49

Senator requests more info on bill before taken to the floor

Question 50

Filibuster

Answer 50

Halting senate actions on bill by unlimited debate

Question 51

Cloture

Answer 51

Ends filibuster with 3/5s vote

Question 52

4 choices the president has when signing a bill

Answer 52

Veto, Sign, Pocket Veto, Nothing (in 10 days bill becomes a law)

Question 53

Reconciliation

Answer 53

Limiting budget debate to avoid a filibuster

Question 54

Pork

Answer 54

Legislation that allows reps. to bring money and jobs to their district through programs

Question 55

Earmarks

Answer 55

Special funds for districts in states

Question 56

Why is pork bad?

Answer 56

Focuses on small groups not nationally

Question 57

War Powers Resolution

Answer 57

President can only send troops for 60 days during peacetime

Question 58

Constitutional review

Answer 58

Act of congress confirming/rejecting presidential appointments

Question 59

CRS

Answer 59

Congressional Research Service responds to info requests and studies

Question 60

CBO

Answer 60

Legislative Branch, the Congressional Budget Office evaluates the cost of everything relating to analysing the presidential budget and economic projection

Question 61

GAO

Answer 61

Government Accountability Office Legal opinions, accounting, and claims, studies.

Question 62

OMB

Answer 62

Executive Branch, Office of Management and Budget who assist the president in proposing a budget

Question 63

A1 S7 Clause 1

Answer 63

Gives power for Congress to make tax law originating the HOR

Question 64

A1 S9 Clause 7

Answer 64

Gives power for congress to withdraw $$ from treasury can only be done by LAW

Question 65

Mandatory Spending

Answer 65

LAw bonded spending (social security)

Question 66

Discretionary Spending

Answer 66

Spending determined by budget process and plan