Statistics for Congress Project

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A Congressman introduces the bill into the US House of Representatives by placing it in the ______.	Hopper	100%
The rules committee decides to use this so that amendments may only be added to the bill was unanimous consent.	Closed Rule	0%
To end floor debate, this is invoked by a 3/5ths majority.	Cloture	0%
What is a subset of a house in Congress that looks in detail at a piece of legislation?	Committee	0%
This committee reconciles the difference between the differences in the House and Senate versions of the bill.	Conference Committee	0%
What is used by a senator to prevent voting on a bill?	Filibuster	0%
Before a bill is voted on, what happens on the Senate floor.	Floor Debate	0%
What does a committee do to review the bill and make changes?	Mark Up	0%
The committee decides to recomend the bill for vote on the house floor.	Reported Out	0%
Which committee determines which committee reviews the bill?	Rules Committee	0%
After passing the House, the bill then goes to the Senate. There, who decides whether the bill gets a floor vote?	Senate Majority Leader	0%
What does the president do to make a bill that has passed Congress into a law?	Sign	0%
Who is the rules committee appointed by?	Speaker of the House	0%
The bill is refered to a subset of a committee known as a ___________.	Subcommittee	0%
Who is responsible for making sure members of the party vote together on this bill?	Whip	0%