Ap Gov Final Exam

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Across
  1. 5. An attempt to defeat the bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, making it so the senate cannot take action
  2. 6. legislation that is lawmaking made up of 2 chambers
  3. 9. type of district one by 55 percent or less of the vote
  4. 10. Where bills get introduced to the House of Representatives
  5. 11. type of district where incumbents win by 55 percent or more
  6. 14. type of referral that is a congressional process where a bill may be referred to several committees
  7. 15. a procedure that can be done to allow the senate to get on with other business while a filibuster is occurring
Down
  1. 1. rule that sets a strict time limit on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor, or forbids amendments except those offered by the sponsoring committee
  2. 2. The minimum number of numbers who must be present
  3. 3. a legislative bill that deals with private, personal, specific, or local matters
  4. 4. type of petition by which any member of the house may, after being in a committee has seen for 30 days can then be brought to the floor
  5. 7. Besides passing bills, Congress can also pass other actions called
  6. 8. rule that permits amendments for the floor
  7. 10. What represents House of Representatives
  8. 12. type of bill that works with legislation of general concern
  9. 13. the rule provided that debate be cut off if ⅔ of the senators present and voting agreed to a “cloture” motion