Chapter 11

Question 1

A joint committee that reconciles different bills passed in the House and the Senate into a single bill.

Answer 1

conference committee

Question 2

An attempt to talk a bill to death on the Senate floor.

Answer 2

filibuster

Question 3

A congressional committee that consists of members from both chambers that investigates certain topics or serves an advisory role.

Answer 3

joint committee

Question 4

A vote to end debate on a bill in the Senate.

Answer 4

cloture

Question 5

A small congressional committee that is created to fulfill a specific purpose and it then disbanded.

Answer 5

select committee

Question 6

The process by which seats in the House of Representatives are distributed among the fifty states.

Answer 6

apportionment

Question 7

A permanent congressional committee that meets regularly.

Answer 7

standing committee

Question 8

The body of voters represented by a particular politician.

Answer 8

constituency

Question 9

Federally funded projects that benefit a single district or state.

Answer 9

pork-barrel politics

Question 10

The right of Congress to review and monitor other bodies such as the executive branch.

Answer 10

oversight