Ch 4 vocab
Across
- 1. To announce that a person
- 7. A committee that settles Senate and House differences in a bill
- 8. veto An indirect veto of a bill by the president not acting on it
- 9. To bring a meeting to an end
- 12. A member of the House of Representatives; A person who is given the power to act for others.
- 14. To protect from attack or harm
- 17. To drop the charges of a crime
- 19. A suggested new law
- 20. A period of time something lasts
- 21. Having to do with war or the armed forced
- 22. The act or operation excepted of a person or group
- 23. To limit
- 26. A quality that is needed or demanded
- 28. leader A political party leader in Congress
- 29. A person given certain rights, duties, and privileges became he or she was born in or choose to live in a certain place
- 30. To allow or permit to enter
- 31. A long time or forever
- 32. Appointing people to jobs based on years of service
Down
- 2. A time of low business activity and high unemployment
- 3. A permanent committee that considers certain topics
- 4. A person who lives in a place
- 5. The period of time each year when Congress meets
- 6. To refuse to accept
- 10. To spend a period of time carrying out a duty
- 11. Senator elected by the Senate to lead when the vice president is absent.
- 13. A committee that settles Senate and House differences in a bill
- 15. A permanent committee that considers certain topics
- 16. A smaller part of a standing committee
- 18. The right to take action; the right to decide
- 24. to control or direct
- 25. A rule or model that is set to control quality, size, or how something is done
- 27. A charge of wrongful conduct of a public official