1. Key terms on page 294-295
   
2. What branch of government did the founders intend to be the strongest of the new government they were creating? 
3. What are the qualifications to serve in the House and Senate? 
4. What is the significance of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
5. What are the primary advantages to having committees within legislative bodies (as discussed in the chapter and in class)? 
   
6. Who is responsible for referring legislation to the appropriate committee(s) in the House and Senate?
   
7. What percentage of bills die in committee?
   
8. Why might Congress be reluctant to engage in oversight of the bureaucracy? 
   
9. How are committee assignments most often determined within the House and Senate?  That is, what is one of the most important factors influencing which committees a member will want to sit on? 
   
10. How does majority/minority party status within a chamber influence the makeup of committees within that chamber? 
    
11. What are the most important norms/unwritten rules governing behavior within the House and Senate? 
    
12. Be familiar with how a bill becomes a law, particularly differences in procedures between the House and the Senate. 
    
13. Of the bills that are introduced, how many become law? 
    
14. What does descriptive/symbolic representation call for?  

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