Question

the chart below describes the jurisdiction of each house standing committee. write the letter for each committee in the box with its jurisdiction.
a. agriculture
b. appropriations
c. armed services
d. budget
e. education and labor
f. energy and commerce
g. financial services
h. foreign affairs
i. homeland security
j. house administration
k. judiciary
l. natural resources
m. oversight and government reform
n. rules
o. science and technology
p. small business
q. standards of official conduct
r. transportation and infrastructure
s. veterans affairs
t. ways and means

1. committee:

• banks and banking, deposit insurance, and monetary policy
• economic stabilization
• insurance
• international finance
• money and credit
• securities and exchanges

1. committee:

• child labor
• food programs for school children
• labor standards
• arbitration of labor disputes
• workers compensation
• wages and hours of labor

1. committee:

• federal civil service
• federal paperwork reduction
• government accounting
• management of government operations
• census
• public records

1. committee:

• raising revenues, including taxation
• government borrowing and public debt
• social security, medicare, and unemployment compensation
• tariffs and customs
• tax exempt foundations and charities

1. committee:

• appropriation of revenue for support of government
• transfers of unexpended balances
• bills and joint resolutions reported by other committees that provide new entitlement authority

1. committee:

• federal courts and judges
• judicial proceedings
• bankruptcy and counterfeiting
• civil liberties
• constitutional amendments
• immigration and naturalization
• patents, copyrights, and trademarks
• revision and codification of the statutes of the u.s.

Explanation:

1. The listed responsibilities (federal civil service, government operations, census, public records) fall under the jurisdiction of the House Administration Committee, which handles internal government management and administrative matters.
2. This committee oversees revenue-raising, taxation, social insurance programs, and tariff policy, which matches the jurisdiction of the Ways and Means Committee.
3. This committee is responsible for allocating government funds and handling appropriations-related legislation, which is the role of the Appropriations Committee.
4. The listed issues (federal courts, judicial proceedings, civil liberties, immigration, intellectual property) are all within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee, which handles legal and constitutional matters.

Answer:

1. Committee: J. House Administration
2. Committee: T. Ways and Means
3. Committee: B. Appropriations
4. Committee: K. Judiciary