The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up toMultiple Choicethe Senate Scheduling Committee.the Senate majority leader.each of the Senate committees.the Senate historian.the Senate parliamentarian.

When the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, the differences are resolved by aMultiple Choiceselect committee.joint committee.rules committee.standing committee.conference committee.

A bill has been approved in the House and Senate, albeit in slightly different versions. The bill now goes toMultiple Choicethe Senate Rules Committee.the House Rules Committee.the president for his or her veto or signature.a conference committee.the standing committees in the House and Senate where the bill originated.

Most of the legislative work of Congress is performed byMultiple Choicethe standing committees and their subcommittees with jurisdiction over particular policy areas.the joint committees chosen to coordinate actions between the two chambers of Congress.the select committees chosen to study special problems on a temporary basis.the steering committees that decide how the party stands on particular bills.party leaders in both chambers.

How might only one senator slow down or stop consideration of a bill? (bill, calendar, hold, unanimous consent)

Most of the work on legislation in Congress is doneMultiple Choiceby committees and their respective subcommittees.on the floor of the House and Senate.by conference committees.by the president.by bureaucratic agencies.