Committee appointments in Congress are of no importance to a congressman’s standing with his constituents.

A filibuster is found only in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A presidential veto may be overridden by a _______________ of both houses of Congress.

Westbury v. Sanders (1964) developed the theory of _______________; that the voters in one congressional district should have the same representation as the voters in any other congressional district.

When a congressional committee votes to ____________, that is the same as killing the bill.

The _________________ is in charge of conducting business in the U. S. Senate in the absence of the vice president.

Redistricting occurs every 20 years, after the U. S. Census establishes how many persons live in the United States and where.

A ____________ is used by the Senate to end or limit debate in that body.

There are _______ members of the U. S. House of Representatives.

What are some of the major functions of the Rules Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives? Be specific.