The entire senate or house acting as a whole to debate, amend, and vote on legislation defines :

The entire senate or house acting as a whole to debate, amend, and vote on legislation defines
 
  A) floor action.
  B) bureaucratic oversight.
  C) pairing.
  D) chubbing.

 Q. 2

What is a blocking bill?
 
  A) the first bill placed on the senate calendar each session
  B) a bill used by a standing committee to kill legislation
  C) a bill placed early on the house calendar each session
  D) an appropriation committee bill used to block funds from a state agency

 Q. 3

Suspension of the rule refers to
 
  A) setting aside bills with no action taken on them for the entire legislative session.
  B) setting aside the rule that the governor must approve a declaration of impeachment.
  C) setting aside the rule that puts bills in chronological order so that other bills can be considered.
  D) setting aside the Legislative Budget Board review of appropriations bills in order to pass a statewide budget.

 Q. 4

The House Calendars Committee controls the
 
  A) flow of legislation from the committees to the House floor.
  B) budget requests of the other committees.
  C) number of individuals who vote on each issue.
  D) number of votes recorded on each legislative day.

 Q. 5

What type of committee is designed to address one specific task in the legislative process and then is disbanded when its function is complete?
 
  A) a conference committee
  B) an interim committee
  C) an ad hoc committee
  D) a select committee

 Q. 6

Subcommittees are divisions of
 
  A) ad hoc committees.
  B) standing committees.
  C) conference committees.
  D) interim committees.

 Q. 7

When a committee refuses to release a bill, this is referred to as a(n)
 
  A) committee veto.
  B) pigeonhole.
  C) delaying tactic.
  D) execution.