Chapter 5 US Gov Congress

The standing committees of each house are controlled by

In the Senate, bills are brought to the floor by

Redistricting power can be abused by creating congressional districts of unequal population

Members of the Congress can be arrested for this offense even when are attending Congress

A filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for

The budget-making work of Congress is coordinated by the

The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the

These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate

People in the districts represented in Congress are called

This could bring a vote of censure

The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 was designed to make the committee system

These people serve as assistant floor leaders in Congress

The president of the Senate is the

One reason incumbents are reelected is that they have

Minimum number of members who must attend for a legislative body to conduct official business

Representatives are elected from

The power to write the rules in Congress is controlled by the

House of Representatives is the largest body of the Congress

The Senate is the largest body of the Congress

In the House, one of the most prestigious committees is the Committee on

This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility

The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called

In Congress the majority and minority leaders are assisted by

The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a

This historically has guided the selection of committee chairpersons

Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power