AP Gov Final Exam: Congress

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Across
  1. 4. piece of legislation added to a bill that is not germane to its purpose
  2. 7. a rule used by the senate to end or limit debate
  3. 9. type of resolution that establishes rules for operation
  4. 12. where most bills die
  5. 18. type of bill in the HOR that determines how money should be spent
  6. 19. committee held if a bill passes each house with major differences
  7. 21. committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent
  8. 24. when a states number of representatives changes due to a change in population
  9. 25. this amendment required senators to be elected by popular vote
Down
  1. 1. box in HOR in which bills can be dropped
  2. 2. minimum number (100) of representatives necessary to conduct business
  3. 3. a legislature with two chambers is known as _
  4. 5. allows senate to conduct other business during a filibuster
  5. 6. besides passing bills congress can pass other actions called _
  6. 8. type of petition which brings a dead bill back to the floor
  7. 10. someone who previously held an office and is running for it again
  8. 11. the upper house of congress
  9. 13. a less common district in which close elections are common is called __
  10. 14. what committees do to bills after hearings
  11. 15. type of resolution used to propose amendments
  12. 16. a district in which candidates usually win by over 55% of votes
  13. 17. a talkative technique to try to kill a bill
  14. 19. type of resolution that establishes housekeeping and procedural matters
  15. 20. the group of voters represented by someone
  16. 22. in the HOR all amendments must be relevant to the bill so they must be __
  17. 23. established by rule 22, this motion allowed a filibuster to be cut off by 2/3 of senate