Chapter 5 Test Study Guide
Increasing the power within the office of the Speaker of the House would increase
unity within a party
Requiring unanimous consent in the Senate would require cooperation between
majority and minority leadership
Party makeup of each committee can shift in the Senate after each election
In the Senate, the president pro tempore fills a role that parallels the Speaker of
the House
The Speaker of the House often talks with the president about a particular house
bill
The House of Representatives requires debate with all members allowed to
participate
An election determines which party will control the Rules Committee, which
influences which bills get the floor for a vote
Personal staff and subcommittee staff may both collect information and draft
bills
Thomas Jefferson’s rules manual for Congress would not tolerate one member
directly debating another on the House floor
A key difference between the Senate and the House is that in the Senate, each
state has an equal voice during debate
The committee press secretary would be responsible for online publicity
An example of checks and balances on the legislative branch is both houses
must agree on a bill before it can be passed into law
Each congressional district has a comparable number of citizens
The House rule that limits amount of time a member can speak allows many bills
to be heard
To eliminate the threat of a filibuster, the Senate would need a minimum of 60
members from one party
A member of the House may face expulsion for improperly using campaign
donations
An amendment was enacted in 1992 relating to congressional pay raises
A senator would work with the press secretary to provide information to the
media
The vice president and president pro tempore share the duty of presiding of the
Senate
Individuals asking for more help with government matters has resulted in an
increase in number of personal staff members
The conference committee resolves the differences between two versions of a
bill
During a congressional session both the House and Senate are in operation at the
same time
The censure of a member of Congress results in a statement of formal disapproval
A duty of a standing committee chair is to manage floor debates on bills from their
committees
An advantage of running for the Senate is that you do not have to run for office as
often a House member
Members in the House and the Senate get allowances to visit their states
The Government Accountability Office would assist in the legalities of an
educational reform bill
Members in the House of Representatives must be legal residents of their state
In order for a bill to be voted on the House floor, it must pass through the House
Rules Committee
A bill that is opposed by leadership of the minority party is most likely to have holds
placed on it before it reaches the Senate floor
Political parties can influence policy through congressional staff because their
personal staff is likely to be in the same party as the member they work for