| Question | Answer |
| What is a pocket veto? | That's when a president doesn't approve or reject a bill, but Congress adjourns before 10 days are reached, so it doesn't become law. |
| What are the four options a President has when a bill reaches his desk? | Approve, veto, allow the bill to become law without signing it w/in 10 days, or a pocket veto. |
| What happens to most bills? | They're either forgotten about altogether or pigeon-holed. |
| Compare and contrast a simple resolution, a joint resolution, and a concurrent resolution. | Simple deal with just one house alone, while joint are temporary, and concurrent deal with both houses. |
| What is a conference committee? | When the two houses pass differing versions of a bill and the first house will not agree to the changes the other has made, they step in to create a compromise bill that both houses will accept. |
| What are joint committees? | They are composed of members of both houses. |
| What are select committees? | They are set up for some specific purpose for a limited amount of time. |
| What does a sergeant at arms do? | keeps order |
| What does a parliamentarian do? | They make sure the rules of operation are followed. |
| What is more important Speaker of the House or President of the Senate? | The Speaker of the House is more powerful because they are both the elected presiding officer of the House and the acknowledged leader of its majority party. |
| How do consitutional and party officers keep Congress organized? | With committees in charge of specific fields. |
| What does it mean to veto? | to reject a bill |
| What is a bill? | a proposed law |
| What is a quorum? | A majority. |
| What is a whip? | An assistant to a floor leader. |
| What is a filibuster? | An effort to keep talking long enough to prevent a vote on a bill. |
| What is a rider? | A provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attached to an important measure certain to pass. |
| What is a subcommittee? | A division of a standing committee which does most of the committees' work. |
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