2.2

Question 1

hold

Answer 1

a delay placed on legislation by a senator who objects to a bill

Question 2

cloture rule

Answer 2

enables and requires a two-thirds supermajority to stop debate on a bill

Question 3

filibuster

Answer 3

to block a nomination or to let the time run out on a deadline for voting on a bill.

Question 4

germane

Answer 4

amendments that are directly related to the legislation under consideration

Question 5

logrolling

Answer 5

trading votes to gain support for a bill

Question 6

omnibus bill

Answer 6

includes multiple areas of law and/or addresses multiple programs

Question 7

pork-barrel spending

Answer 7

funds earmarked for specific purposes in a legislator’s district

Question 8

rider

Answer 8

nongermane amendments that are often added to benefit a member’s own agenda or programs or to enhance the political chances of the bill

Question 9

sponsor

Answer 9

the member who introduces a bill and typically assumes authorship

Question 10

unanimous consent

Answer 10

the approval of all senators

Question 11

Committee of the Whole

Answer 11

consists of all members of the House and meets in the House chamber; governed by different rules

Question 12

Conference Committee

Answer 12

created to iron out differences on the bill

Question 13

discharge petition

Answer 13

motion to move a bill out of committee and onto the floor of the HoR for a vote

Question 14

joint committees

Answer 14

Members of both houses that address a long-term issue or program

Question 15

President of the Senate

Answer 15

vice president

Question 16

President Pro Tempore

Answer 16

temporary presidents whose tasks include presiding over the Senate in the absence of the vice president, signing legislation, and issuing the oath of office to new senators.

Question 17

Rules Committee

Answer 17

assigns bills to the appropriate standing committees, schedules bills for debate, and decides when votes take place

Question 18

Select Committee

Answer 18

Temporary committee that handles a particular issue or investigation

Question 19

Senate Majority Leader

Answer 19

person who has the most power in the Senate and is the head of the party with the most seats

Question 20

Ways and Means Committee

Answer 20

a committee exclusive to the House that determines tax policy

Question 21

whip

Answer 21

member of Congress whose job is to ensure party unity and discipline

Question 22

deficit

Answer 22

the shortfall when a government takes in less money than it spends

Question 23

discretionary spending

Answer 23

funding that congressional committees debate and decide how to divide up; pays for everything else not required under mandatory spending

Question 24

mandatory spending

Answer 24

payment required by law, or mandated, for certain programs; include special funds for people in temporary need of help