A _______ is a temporary committee established to deal with issues that either overlap or fall outside the areas of expertise of standing committees.
A) subcommittee
B) select committee
C) conference committee
D) joint committee
E) makeshift committee
Question 2
The so-called supercommittee created in 2011 to issue recommendations for reducing the deficit, which included members from both the House and Senate, is an example of a(n)
A) standing committee.
B) subcommittee.
C) joint committee.
D) conference committee.
E) select committee.