Chapter 13 Section 2 Questions

1. Define:

Constituent – the people represented by House members.

Bill – a proposed law (I thought we’ve been over this already)

Calendar – schedules that list the order in which bills will be considered.

Quorum – the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action.

Filibuster – to keep talking until a majority of the Senate either abandons the bill or agrees to modify its most controversial provisions.

Cloture – a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate.

Majority Leader – the speaker’s top assistant

Whip – someone who serves as an assistant floor leader in the house

Pro Tempore – for the time being

2. Name the person who wrote the first manual of rules for the senate

Thomas Jefferson

3. Specify how a representative introduces a bill in the House.

By dropping it into the hopper – a [Effie Trinket voice] mahogany box near the front of the chamber.

4. Identify the committee that controls the flow of legislation in the House of Representatives.

The Rules Committee

5. How does the Senate limit filibusters?

If a filibuster starts, the Senate sets aside one time during the day for handling other business. The filibuster then starts up again at the end of such business. Because of this, filibusters can no longer completely stop the work of the senate.

6. What specific duties make the speaker the most powerful person in the House?

-can recognize or ignore members who wish to speak

-appoints the members of some committees

-schedules bills for action

-refers bills to the proper House committee

8. It shows Wright thinks the controlled committee method the House uses is more efficient than the Senate, and thinks the House is better than the Senate.