Chapter 11: Congress

Question 1

Incumbents

Answer 1

Individuals who already hold office

Question 2

Pork barrel

Answer 2

Federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other congressional district.

Question 3

Speaker of The House

Answer 3

An office mandated by constitution, speaker chosen by majority party and 3rd in line for president.

Question 4

Majority Leader

Answer 4

Helps Speaker of House and is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes

Question 5

Whips

Answer 5

Work with majority and minority leader to count votes

Question 6

Standing Committees

Answer 6

Committee in each house of Congress that handle bills in diff. Policy areas

Question 7

Conference committees

Answer 7

Formed when senate and house pass same bill but in different words, work to turn that into one bill.

Question 8

Committee Chairs

Answer 8

Influence committee agendas, schedule hearings, hire staff, and look at bill before bringing it forth to congress.

Question 9

Oversight

Answer 9

Congress’s monitoring of the executive branch bureaucracy and its administration of policy

Question 10

Filibuster

Answer 10

Senate strategy to halt the passing of a bill.