Chapter 13: Congressional Committees

Question 1

Don’t have the time to understand all bills before the bill goes into Congress

Answer 1

Individual Legislators

Question 2

Rely on Division Labor

Answer 2

Individual Legislators

Question 3

Entrust most of the work to lawmaking

Answer 3

Individual Legislators

Question 4

Permanent committees that handle most legislative business

Answer 4

Standing Committee

Question 5

Have their own broad area of responsibility

Answer 5

Standing Committee

Question 6

They gather information through hearing and investigations

Answer 6

Standing Committee

Question 7

Most standing committee that have a smaller __________ committee

Answer 7

Subcommittee

Question 8

Do work of reviewing a proposed legislation

Answer 8

Subcommittee

Question 9

A vast majority of bills introduced in Congress each year “die” in this type of committee

Answer 9

Subcommittee

Question 10

Temporary Committee that Investigates specific problems

Answer 10

Select/Special Committee

Question 11

Do not review legislation but make recommendations

Answer 11

Select/Special Committee

Question 12

Permanent Committees made up of members from the house and senate

Answer 12

Joint Committees

Question 13

Deal with issues of interest to both chambers

Answer 13

Joint Committees

Question 14

Temporary kind of Joint Committee

Answer 14

Conference Committees

Question 15

Formed out iron out differences between 2 versions of a bill passes in the house and senate

Answer 15

Conference Committees

Question 16

Both chambers must pass identical versions for a bill for it to become a law

Answer 16

Conference Committees

Question 17

House and Senate employ 1000 committee staff to support the work
House members have an average of 16 staffers each
Senate members have an average of 40 staffers each

Answer 17

Staff and Support Agencies

Question 18

Helps researching policy questions

Answer 18

Congressional Research Service

Question 19

Checks financial accounts of government programs

Answer 19

General Accounting Office

Question 20

Provides house and senate budget communications with data

Answer 20

Congressional Budget Office