If you were a newly elected member of Congress interested in becoming an expert on a particular policy and influencing your colleagues on this policy, you would probably ask to be assigned to the 

In primary elections, an incumbent rarely fails to win nomination.

Among the many powers of the House Speaker is that he or she

Unlike the House, the scheduling of legislation in the Senate is

Extra points: List the leadership positions in congress and briefly explain the job for each. This can be done by listing you answer. You do not have to write an essay.

Each of the following is required in both houses for Congress to override a presidential veto except

A congress concerns itself mainly with legislative action; a parliament concerns itself with debate.

Which of the following statements about most joint resolutions is correct?

Until passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators are chosen by popular elections rather than by state legislatures. 

Not having to select the president makes members of Congress more powerful than if they did choose the president.