Congressional Lingo

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. To limit debate and the number of allowable amendments to a particular piece of legislation in the U.S. Senate, the members may enter into what kind of an agreement? unanimous quorum agreement quorum agreement unanimous consent agreement amendment agreement

2. When the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill (usually because of amendments) the bill has to then go through a special committee called? The Conference Committee The Legislation Reconciliation Committee The Special Projects Committee The Unanimous Consent Committee

3. When a bill is ready to be passed from its committee to the entire House or Senate the bill goes through its full ... strip down amendment process rewrite mark-up

4. There are many different committees and kinds of committees in Congress. What is the kind of committee which deals with allocating tax money to various programs? Ways and Means Committee Appropriations Committee Authorizing Committee Ad-Hoc Committee

5. Before a bill can actually be introduced it has to be checked over by experts in legislative law. What are these experts called? Expert Analysis Legislative Assistants Superfund Legislative Counsel

6. Very frequently Congress passes bills with provisions in them that cause the new law or program to expire after a specified number of years. What is this provision called? sunset provision meltdown provision expiration provision perish provision

7. The House and Senate Majority and Minority Whips' main task is to garner support for their own party's priority legislation. This is called ... stripping the vote whipping the vote polling the vote examining the vote

8. When a member of congress signs onto a piece of legislation his/her name is then listed as a ... sponsor endorsement supporter patron

9. The House Majority leadership is able to exercise a great deal of control over what legislation is or is not brought to the floor for a vote. However, if at least one-half of the members want to bring a bill to the floor they can do so by signing a ... official discharge notice release petition discharge petition writ of certiorari

10. Each committee and subcommittee has a chairman from the majority party. What is the top committee member from the minority party called? The Ranking Minority Member The Priority Minority Member The Senior Minority Member He doesn't get a title