XI.  Congress and the Legislative Obstacle Course  [Textbook,
     pages 270-277]

      A.  How a Bill Becomes a Federal Statute  [Textbook, page
          271, Figure 10-2]

      B.  Questions for Study and Review  [Textbook, pages 270-
          273]
          1.  Describe and explain the congressional system of
              multiple vetoes.  What is the purpose of the sys-
              tem?  [270]
          2.  How and by whom is a bill introduced into Congress?
              [270]
          3.  After a bill has been introduced into the Senate or
              House of Representatives, what happens to the bill?
              Where does it go?  [270]
          4.  What is a standing committee?  What does it do?
              Why is it so important?  [270]
          5.  What is meant by "mark up" of a bill?  [270]
          6.  What is meant by "reporting" a bill?  When does
              this happen?  What happens after a bill is re-
              ported?  [270-271]
          7.  What is a "rider"?  How do the Senate and House of
              Representatives differ, as regards riders?  [271]
          8.  What is a "conference committee"?  When is a con-
              ference committee needed?  For what purpose is it
              needed?  [272]
          9.  What is a "pocket veto"?  [272]
         10.  How may the President's veto of a legislative bill
              be overriden?  [272]
         11.  In Congress, what is the difference between an
              "authorization" and an "appropriation"?  [272]
         12.  Explain the importance of compromise and coalition-
              building in Congress  [273]

XII.  Congressional Committees--The "Little Legislatures"
      [Textbook, pages 273-277]

      A.  Congress as a "Collection of Committees" [273-274]
          1.  Joint Committees
          2.  Select Committees, or Special Committees
          3.  Three Types of Standing Committees in the House of
              Representatives
          4.  Discharge Petition
              a.  Definition and Description
              b.  Why the House Makes Very Little Use of Dis-
                  charge Petitions
              c.  Reciprocity
          5.  The Individual Legislator's Membership on Commit-
              tees
              a.  Senate and House Differences

      B.  Choosing Committee Members  [274-275]
          1.  Control and Staffing of Standing Committees--
              Partisan Matters
          2.  How Committee Members Are Chosen in the House of
              Representatives
              a.  How House Republicans Are Assigned to Commit-
                  tees
              b.  How House Democrats Are Assigned to Committees
          3.  House Republican Committee on Committees
              a.  Function
              b.  Composition, or Membership
              c.  Domination of the Committee
                  (1) Who, How, and Why
          4.  House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
              a.  Function
              b.  Method of Operation
          5.  How Committee Members Are Chosen in the Senate
              a.  Who Dominates the Process
              b.  Senate Republican Steering Committee
                  (1)  Function
              c.  Senate Democratic Steering Committee
                  (1)  Function
              d.  Considerations That Guide Senate Party Leaders
                  in Making Committee Assignments
              e.  Organization of Committees and Subcommittees
                  Around Subject Matter Specialties
                  (1)  The Advantage of Subject Matter Speciali-
                       zation

      C.  The Seniority Rule  [275-276]
          1.  Definition and Description
          2.  How the Rule Has Been Weakened During Recent Years

      D.  Congressional Investigations and Congressional Over-
          sight
          1.  The Investigative Function of Congress
              a.  Purposes of Congressional Investigations
              b.  The Means of Conducting Congressional Investi-
                  gations
          2.  The Oversight Function of Congress
              a.  Purpose of the Congressional Oversight Function
              b.  How the Congressional Oversight Function is
                  Performed