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Government: Unit 2
chp 5, 6, 7
Question | Answer |
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What is reapportionment? | the process by which the government recalculates the number of House seats to which each state is entitled |
The representatives of the majority party meet in caucus to select the ___. | Speaker of the House |
What are the two chambers of the United States Congress? | Senate and House of Representatives |
The ___ Committee has the power to move House bills ahead quickly, hold them back, or stop them completely. | Rules |
To ___ means to keep talking until a majority of the Senate abandons a bill or proposed legislation. | filibuster |
What kind of committees oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues. | Permanent Standing Committees |
Committee staff works for ___ and ___. | Committees and Sub-Committees |