The following list includes important positions of leadership in Congress. match the lettered positions with the numbered descriptions of the tasks each job involves.

Question

a. Vice President j. President Pro-Tempore
b. Senate Majority Leader k. Speaker of the House
c. Senate Minority Leader l. Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
d. Senate Majority Whip m. Chairman of House Appropriations Committee
e. Senate Minority Whip n. Chairman of Senate Commerce Committee
f. House Majority Leader o. Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
g. House Minority Leader p. Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee
h. House Majority Whip q. Chairman of House Judiciary Committee
i. House Minority Whip r. Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee

_____ 1. I have the most powerful position in the House of Representatives. I assign bills to committees and appoint, select, and conference committee members.

_____ 2. I serve as president of the Senate. Although I cannot participate in debates, I can vote in case of a tie.

_____ 3. I preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. The caucus of the majority party chose me for this post.

_____ 4. The seniority system allowed me to become chairman of the House committee that has power over all federal spending.

_____ 5. I am chairman of the House committee that has power over taxation.

_____ 6. My seniority in the Senate has given me the chairmanship of the committee that specializes in transportation, communication, and interstate commerce.

_____ 7. As majority leader in the House of Representatives, I exert pressure on party members to vote with the party. I am responsible for getting my party’s program enacted into law.

_____ 8. In the Senate, I am responsible for passage of the majority party’s programs. I inform and pressure party members to vote for programs, and I determine the order in which bills are to be debated.

_____ 9. I am the leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives. I am responsible for informing party members and organizing resistance to programs submitted by the majority.

_____ 10. I am the leader of the minority party in the Senate. I am responsible for resisting programs submitted by the majority.

_____ 11. I aid the majority leader in keeping party members informed and supportive of programs in the Senate.

_____ 12. I am the minority party leader in the Senate who informs members when important bills are scheduled for a vote. My usual goal is to oppose majority bills.

_____ 13. I have control of the dominant party in the House of Representatives, and I am responsible for enactment of our party’s program.

_____ 14. I am the party leader in the House of Representatives. I inform members and assist the minority leader in resisting some of the majority party’s programs.

_____ 15. The seniority system has allowed me to become chairman of the powerful committee in the Senate that handles matters relating to other nations.

_____ 16. I am chairman of the less powerful committee in the House of Representatives that handles matters with other countries.

_____ 17. I am chairman of this powerful committee in the House of Representatives that deals with impeachment charges.

_____ 18. I am chairman of the Senate committee that supervises expenditures of the department of government with the largest budget.

Answer 1

Here’s the matching of positions with their respective descriptions:

1. k. Speaker of the House - I have the most powerful position in the House of Representatives. I assign bills to committees and appoint, select, and conference committee members.

2. a. Vice President - I serve as president of the Senate. Although I cannot participate in debates, I can vote in case of a tie.

3. j. President Pro-Tempore - I preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. The caucus of the majority party chose me for this post.

4. m. Chairman of House Appropriations Committee - The seniority system allowed me to become chairman of the House committee that has power over all federal spending.

5. l. Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee - I am chairman of the House committee that has power over taxation.

6. n. Chairman of Senate Commerce Committee - My seniority in the Senate has given me the chairmanship of the committee that specializes in transportation, communication, and interstate commerce.

7. h. House Majority Whip - As majority leader in the House of Representatives, I exert pressure on party members to vote with the party. I am responsible for getting my party’s program enacted into law.

8. b. Senate Majority Leader - In the Senate, I am responsible for passage of the majority party’s programs. I inform and pressure party members to vote for programs, and I determine the order in which bills are to be debated.

9. g. House Minority Leader - I am the leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives. I am responsible for informing party members and organizing resistance to programs submitted by the majority.

10. c. Senate Minority Leader - I am the leader of the minority party in the Senate. I am responsible for resisting programs submitted by the majority.

11. d. Senate Majority Whip - I aid the majority leader in keeping party members informed and supportive of programs in the Senate.

12. e. Senate Minority Whip - I am the minority party leader in the Senate who informs members when important bills are scheduled for a vote. My usual goal is to oppose majority bills.

13. b. Senate Majority Leader - I have control of the dominant party in the House of Representatives, and I am responsible for enactment of our party’s program. (Note: It seems there's a bit of a mix-up here. This description could also fit House Majority Leader - f, but given the context, let's associate it with Senate Majority Leader as leadership context without clearer differentiation.)

14. i. House Minority Whip - I am the party leader in the House of Representatives. I inform members and assist the minority leader in resisting some of the majority party’s programs.

15. o. Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee - The seniority system has allowed me to become chairman of the powerful committee in the Senate that handles matters relating to other nations.

16. p. Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee - I am chairman of the less powerful committee in the House of Representatives that handles matters with other countries.

17. q. Chairman of House Judiciary Committee - I am chairman of this powerful committee in the House of Representatives that deals with impeachment charges.

18. r. Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee - I am chairman of the Senate committee that supervises expenditures of the department of government with the largest budget.

This should provide a comprehensive overview of the positions and their corresponding descriptions!