Chp.12

Question 1

President of the senate (vp)

Answer 1

The senates presiding officer

Question 2

President pro tempore

Answer 2

Serves in the Vice Presidents absence

Question 3

Party Caucus

Answer 3

Closed meeting of the members of each party in each house

Question 4

Floor leaders

Answer 4

Party officers,picked for their posts by their party colleagues

Question 5

Whips

Answer 5

Assistant floor leaders

Question 6

Committee chairman

Answer 6

Theses members with the longest records of service in congress

Question 7

Standing committee

Answer 7

Permanent panels, which all similar bills could be sent

Question 8

Select committee

Answer 8

Panels set up for some specific purpose and, most often, a limited time

Question 9

Joint committee

Answer 9

Composed of members of both houses

Question 10

Conference committee

Answer 10

Temporary, joint body

Question 11

Quarum

Answer 11

Majority of the full membership

Question 12

Engrossed

Answer 12

Printed in its final form

Question 13

Joint resolutions

Answer 13

When bill is passed have the force of law

Question 14

Concurrent resolutions

Answer 14

Deal with matters in which the house and senate must act jointly

Question 15

How a bill becomes a law

Answer 15

1) given a “hr” or “5#”
2) standing committee
3) floor action
4) conference committee
5) presidential action

Question 16

Discharge petition

Answer 16

Enables members to force a bill that has remained in committee 30 days onto the floor for consideration

Question 17

Resolutions

Answer 17

Deal with matters concerning either house alone and are taken up only by that house

Question 18

Rider

Answer 18

Dealing with an unrelated matter is included

Question 19

Filibuster

Answer 19

“Talk a bill to death”

Question 20

Cloture

Answer 20

Limiting debate

Question 21

Speaker of the house

Answer 21

Elected presiding officer of the house & acknowledged leader of its majority party