Chapter 5 Flashcards
What are 3 congressional support agencies
- Congressional budget office 2. Gov accounting office 3. Gov printing office 4. Library of congress
What are some of the responsibilities of the legislative assistant
Research, draft bills, write speeches
Which person staff member holds the following responsibilities: supervises schedule, runs lawmaker’s office, gives advice on political matters
Administrative assistant
What are the 3 key committees of the senate
Finance, appropriations, foreign relations
Who are standing committees of each house controlled by
Majority party
Which temporary congressional committee works to resolve the following issues: problems with interest groups, matters of great public concern, and overlooked problems
Select committees
Who has the responsibilities to plan parties legislative program and steer important bills through the house
Majority leader
Who has the responsibilities to schedule bills for action, refer bills to proper house, and appoint some committee members
Speaker of house
What are the qualifications for the Senate
30 years old, lives in state/legal resident of the state, US citizen for 9 years
What are the 2 parts of our bicameral legislature
House and Senate
This great center of information contains almost 100 million items
Library of congress
This government office is responsible for the statistical abstract of the United States
Gov printing office
Why was the legislative reorganization act of 1970 designed
To make the committee system more democratic
Who controls the power to write the rules in congress
Majority party
When can a filibuster be stopped
3/5 senate vote for cloture
Who is the president of the senate
Vice President
Who is the press siding officer of the house of representatives
Speaker of house
What are the people in districts that are represented by Congress called
Constituents
What is the process of setting up a new congressional districts after reappointment called
Redistricting
These people serve as assistant floor leaders in Congress
Whips
Who coordinates the budget making work of Congress
Congressional budget office
Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power
Congressional staffer
These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate
Joint committees
This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committees responsibility
Subcommittees
