1. House of Representatives Organization (Chapter 12, Section 1) Speaker of the House Selection: Responsibilities: Voting: Floor Leaders Selection: Responsibilities: Floor Whips Selection: Responsibilities: When does the House of Representatives convene? Who presides over the House on the first day? Who is the Dean of the House? What four jobs are elected on the first day (non-member jobs)?

2. House of Representatives (111 th Congress) – www.house.gov Speaker of the House Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: How many Democrats are there? How many Republicans are there? How many independents are there? Majority Floor Leader Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Majority Whip Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Minority Floor Leader Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Minority Whip Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected:

3. Senate Organization (Chapter 12, Section 1) President Pro Tempore Selection: Responsibilities: Voting: Floor Leaders Selection: Responsibilities: Floor Whips Selection: Responsibilities: When does the Senate convene? How is the opening day of the Senate different from the House? Who gives the State of the Union Address? What is the purpose of this speech? President of the Senate Selection: Responsibilities: Voting: Same as in the House

4. Senate (111 th Congress) – www.senate.gov President of the Senate Name: Title/Job: Year elected: How many Democrats are there? How many Republicans are there? How many independents are there? Majority Floor Leader Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Majority Whip Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Minority Floor Leader Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: Minority Whip Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected: President Pro Tempore Name: State and party he/she represents: Year elected:

5. House of Representatives (111 th Congress) – www.house.gov Speaker of the House Name: Nancy Pelosi State he/she represents: California (D) Year elected: 1986 * First female Speaker, first Speaker from CA How many Democrats are there? How many Republicans are there? How many independents are there? Majority Floor Leader Name: Steny Hoyer State he/she represents: Maryland (D) Year elected: 1980 Majority Whip Name: James Clyburn State he/she represents: South Carolina (D) Year elected: 1992 * First African American from SC Minority Floor Leader Name: John Boehner State he/she represents : Ohio (R) Year elected : 1990 Minority Whip Name: Eric Cantor State he/she represents: Virginia (R) Year elected: 2000 * Only Jewish Republican in Congress

6. Senate (111 th Congress) – www.senate.gov President of the Senate Name: Joe Biden Title/Job: Vice President Year elected: 2008 How many Democrats are there? How many Republicans are there? How many independents are there? Majority Floor Leader Name: Harry Reid State he/she represents: Nevada (D) Year elected: 1986 Majority Whip Name: Richard Durbin State he/she represents: Illinois (D) Year elected: 1996 Minority Floor Leader Name: Mitch McConnell State he/she represents: Kentucky (R) Year elected: 1984 Minority Whip Name: Jon Kyle State he/she represents: Arizona (R) Year elected: 1994 * Served 4 terms in House of Reps before Senate President Pro Tempore Name: Robert Byrd State he/she represents: West Virginia (D) Year elected: 1958 * Longest serving Senator ever

7. Committees in Congress (Chapter 12, Section 2) Standing Committees 1.What is a standing committee? 2.What are the committees’ functions (3)? 3.Give three examples of such committees. _____________________________________ Select Committees 4.What is a select committee? 5.What does a select committee do? 6.Give two examples of a select committee from 1987. _____________________________________ Joint Committees 7.What is a joint committee? 8.What does a joint committee do? 9.Give three examples of a joint committee. _____________________________________ Conference Committees 10.What is a conference committee? 11.What does a conference committee do? 12.How does the House Rules Committee act as a “traffic cop” in the lower house?

8. The Bill in the House (Chapter 12, Section 3) 1.Most bills are introduced in Congress by _________________________________, ____________________________ and ________________________________. 2.A bill is a ___________________________ law. 3.A ________________________ deals with a matter that concerns either house alone. 4.A joint resolution is like a bill because it has the ________________ of _____________. 5.A concurrent resolution deals with matters in which both houses must act ______________________ without the force of ________. 6.At a first reading of a bill, the clerk ____________________ and ___________________ the bill and enters it into the House Journal and the Congressional Record. 7.Five courses of action a committee may take on a bill are… _________________________________________________________ 8.Four types of votes in the House are… _________________________________________________________ 9.After a bill has been passed and signed by the Speaker, it is placed on the ________________ ____________________ desk. 10.Define RIDER: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11.Define QUORUM: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12.Define DISCHARGE PETITION: __________________________________________________________________________________ 13.Define COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: _____________________________________________________________________________

9. 1.The bill is introduced, given a number and title and read _______ times. 2.The bill is referred to ____________. 3._____________ _____________ calls the bill to debate on the floor. 4.Senators may use the _____________ to prevent a vote on a bill. 5.The Senate votes on the bill; if it passes the bill goes to the _________. 6.If the House passes a different version of the bill, a _________ is formed. 7.The conference committee works out a _________ version of the bill. 8.The bill is sent to the _________. 10.The Constitution gives the President _________ options. 10.The Senate is reluctant to use ___________________ to limit debate. 11.In practice, just the threat of a _______________, an attempt to “talk a bill to death,” can result in the Senate’s failure to consider certain bills. 12.By not acting on a bill sent by Congress within 10 days of adjourning, the President performs a ____________________. 13.The President may ___________ a bill sent to him by Congress by refusing to sign it. The Bill in the Senate (Chapter 12, Section 4)