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Committee Historical Development

This quiz will test your knowledge of the historical development of committees in legislative bodies.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the first standing committee established in the British Parliament?

  1. Committee of Privileges
  2. Committee of Ways and Means
  3. Committee of Supply
  4. Committee of Public Accounts
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the first standing committee established in the United States Congress?

  1. Committee on Rules
  2. Committee on Ways and Means
  3. Committee on Appropriations
  4. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the Committee of Safety established by the Continental Congress in 1774?

  1. To draft a declaration of independence
  2. To raise an army
  3. To negotiate with the British government
  4. To coordinate the activities of the colonial militias
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917?

  1. To promote American war aims
  2. To censor news and information
  3. To coordinate propaganda efforts
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) established in 1938?

  1. To investigate alleged communist infiltration of the United States government
  2. To investigate alleged communist infiltration of the American labor movement
  3. To investigate alleged communist infiltration of the American film industry
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the Senate Watergate Committee established in 1973?

  1. To investigate the Watergate scandal
  2. To recommend reforms to prevent future Watergate-type scandals
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the 9/11 Commission established in 2002?

  1. To investigate the September 11 attacks
  2. To recommend reforms to prevent future terrorist attacks
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the Select Committee on Benghazi established in 2014?

  1. To investigate the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya
  2. To recommend reforms to prevent future attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the purpose of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack established in 2021?

  1. To investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
  2. To recommend reforms to prevent future attacks on the U.S. Capitol
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of standing committees in the legislative process?

  1. To hold hearings on proposed legislation
  2. To mark up proposed legislation
  3. To report proposed legislation to the full chamber
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of select committees in the legislative process?

  1. To investigate specific issues
  2. To make recommendations to the full chamber
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of conference committees in the legislative process?

  1. To resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill
  2. To negotiate a compromise bill that can be passed by both chambers
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of joint committees in the legislative process?

  1. To conduct studies on specific issues
  2. To make recommendations to both chambers
  3. Both of the above
  4. None of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the role of subcommittees in the legislative process?

  1. To hold hearings on proposed legislation
  2. To mark up proposed legislation
  3. To report proposed legislation to the full committee
  4. All of the above
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