Vocabulary Quiz Chapter 12 - Part 2

Question 1

Standing Committee

Answer 1

Separate subject-matter committees in houses where bills are handled in different policy areas.

Question 2

Joint Committee

Answer 2

Congressional Committee on a few subject-matter with memberships are drawn from the Houses.

Question 3

Conference Committee

Answer 3

Congressional Committees formed when both the Senate and the House pass a bill in different forms.

Question 4

Select Committee

Answer 4

Congressional Committees appointed for a specific purpose.

Question 5

Legislative oversight

Answer 5

Congress’s monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy.

Question 6

Committee Chairs

Answer 6

Most important influences of congressional agenda, playing dominant roles in scheduling hearings, appointing subcommittees, managing sub-committees etc.

Question 7

Seniority system

Answer 7

A simple rule for picking committee chairs

Question 8

Caucus

Answer 8

A group of members of congress sharing the same interest or characteristic.

Question 9

Bill

Answer 9

A proposed law drafted in legal language.