US Government Review 5.4 and 5.5

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1 Class: Date: US Government Review 5.4 and 5.5 True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. Veterans Affairs is a subcommittee of Ways and Means. 2

2 2. The public has access to the Library of Congress collections. 3. The Library of Congress collections include rare books and photographs. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 4. This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility. a. subcommittee c. select committee b. conference committee d. joint committee 2

3 5. The standing committees of each house are controlled by a. the minority party. c. the majority leader. b. the minority leader. d. the majority party. 6. Which House committee does not have a counterpart in the Senate? a. Armed Services c. Judiciary b. Ways and Means d. Budget 3

4 7. Which temporary congressional committee works to resolve the issues listed in the graphic organizer? a. Conference c. Standing b. Joint d. Select Committee Structure of Congress 8. Which committee works to settle differences between House and Senate versions of bills? a. Standing c. Conference b. Select d. Joint 4

5 9. Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the key committees of the Senate. a. Ways and Means c. Finance b. Rules d. Select Intelligence 5

6 10. Which personal staff member holds these responsibilities? a. caseworker c. administrative assistant b. congressional secretary d. legislative assistant 11. The legislative assistant has many responsibilities. Choose the answer that best completes the chart. a. performs legislative research b. supervises lawmaker s schedule c. deals with requests from lawmakers constituents in home district d. stands in to vote when lawmaker is busy 6

7 As the door of the Senators Only elevator opened, their bosses would pour out.... If they did not know what they were voting on (votes occurred frequently throughout the day, and it was hard to keep track),... they would glance to the side to see if someone were waiting. A staffer might wave and run up for a huddled conference behind a pillar; or if the senator were in a hurry... he [or she] might simply expect a quick thumbs-up or thumbs-down gesture. Mark Bisnow, Which congressional staff member is Bisnow describing? a. administrative assistant c. legislative assistant b. caseworker d. committee staff member 13. Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power. a. administrative assistants c. select committee members b. congressional staffers d. Library of Congress staffers 14. This great center of information contains almost 100 million items. a. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) b. Government Printing Office (GPO) c. Government Accountability Office (GAO) d. Library of Congress 7

8 15. According to the chart above, about how many people visited the Library of Congress in 2003? a. around 2.6 billion c. over 1 million b. 875,197 d. 20 million 8

9 16. The Library of Congress collection includes more than items. a. 19 million c. 127 billion b. 2.6 billion d. 120 million 17. This government office is responsible for the Statistical Abstract of the United States. a. Government Printing Office (GPO) b. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) c. Library of Congress d. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Completion Complete each statement. 18. The permanent committees of Congress are called committees. 19. The is the staff member who runs a lawmaker s office. 9

10 Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. a. as a bill f. Ways and Means b. Social Security g. two years c. start of each term of Congress h. six years d. legislative assistant i. administrative assistant e. Foreign Relations j. elections 20. House subcommittee 21. prestigious Senate committee 22. key House committee 23. attends committee meetings 24. personal staff member with office management duties Match each item with the correct statement below. a. census f. Government Printing Office (GPO) b. to make laws g. Rules Committee c. personal staff member h. term of each Congress d. seniority system i. cloture e. gerrymander j. PACs 25. guides the selection of committee chairpersons 26. caseworker 27. makes a record of all congressional bills Short Answer As the door of the Senators Only elevator opened, their bosses would pour out.... If they did not know what they were voting on (votes occurred frequently throughout the day, and it was hard to keep track),... they would glance to the side to see if someone were waiting. A staffer might wave and run up for a huddled conference behind a pillar; or if the senator were in a hurry... he [or she] might simply expect a quick thumbs-up or thumbs-down gesture. Mark Bisnow, Bisnow describes a legislative assistant s routine and responsibilities. Do legislative assistants have too much power? Explain. 10