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# Questions about the Instrument of Lawmaking **Question 14:** What is the speaker of the House's power of scheduling, referring chiefly to? A. Choosing the hours of breaks and meals B. Controlling the meeting dates of committees C. Determining the timing of national elections D. Deciding which bi...

# Questions about the Instrument of Lawmaking **Question 14:** What is the speaker of the House's power of scheduling, referring chiefly to? A. Choosing the hours of breaks and meals B. Controlling the meeting dates of committees C. Determining the timing of national elections D. Deciding which bills will be debated and when **Question 15:** What does a committee or subcommittee do during markup? A. Calling outside experts to testify B. Determining the final language of a bill C. Placing a bill on the calendar for discussion D. Taking an initial informal vote before debate **Question 16:** Which group handles the most detailed work of lawmaking in Congress? A. Joint committees B. Select committees C. Standing committees D. Conference committees **Question 17:** What is a conference committee composed of? A. Members from the House and Senate B. Members from the majority and minority parties C. Members from the legislative and executive branches D. Members from the Republican and Democratic caucuses **Question 18:** Which power belongs solely to the Senate? A. The power to conduct hearings B. The power to impeach officials C. The power to initiate tax bills D. The power to ratify treaties **Question 19:** What is common to the powers of oversight, confirmation, impeachment, ratification, override, and amendment? A. Keeping Congress from becoming too powerful B. Enabling Congress to dominate the other two branches C. Helping Congress check the power of the other two branches D. Forcing the two chambers of Congress to cooperate with each other