Table of Contents
- 1 Which committee in the House controls the flow of legislation to the floor?
- 2 What is the main task of each chamber of Congress?
- 3 When a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it is known as?
- 4 What is the House Rules Committee AP Gov?
- 5 Who are representatives elected by?
- 6 What is the conference committee role?
Which committee in the House controls the flow of legislation to the floor?
The Rules Committee is instrumental in recommending procedures for considering major bills and may propose restrictions on the floor amendments that Members can offer or bar them altogether. Many major bills are first considered in Committee of the Whole before being passed by a simple majority vote of the House.
What is the main task of each chamber of Congress?
What is the main task of each house of Congress? To make laws.
What committees act as study groups for the House and Senate?
Legislative Branch Review
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Joint committees | These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate |
| Redistricting | The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called |
| Constituents | People in districts represented in Congress are called |
When a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it is known as?
A pocket veto occurs when a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the ten-day period and cannot return the bill to Congress because Congress is no longer in session.
What is the House Rules Committee AP Gov?
house rules committee. determines the rules for debate of each bill, including whether the bill may be amended (most powerful committee in the House) incumbents. those already holding office. In congressional elections, incumbents usually win.
Who elects the Congress?
Members of Congress in both houses are elected by direct popular vote. Senators are elected via a statewide vote and representatives by voters in each congressional district. Congressional districts are apportioned to the states, once every ten years, based on population figures from the most recent nationwide census.
Who are representatives elected by?
A Representative is elected by only those eligible voters residing in the congressional district that the candidate will represent. Election winners are decided by the plurality rule. That is, the person who receives the highest number of votes wins. This may not necessarily be a majority of the votes.
What is the conference committee role?
A conference committee is a temporary, ad hoc panel composed of House and Senate conferees formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major or controversial legislation.