AP Gov Unit 1 Final
Across
- 2. smaller sections of committees
- 4. the right of congresspeople to send out free mailings at public expense
- 10. the nickname for the senate before the direct election of senators
- 13. the basket that bills that are yet to be assigned to a committee sit in
- 14. the people who used to select senators
- 16. a legislature with two individual houses
- 17. the minimum number of congress members that must be present for business to run
- 18. the other kind of legislation that congress can pass
- 21. the title of the presiding officer of the house of representatives
- 23. a person who is represented by a member of congress
- 24. the house of congress with equal representation from every stare
- 25. bills to raise this must originate in the house of representatives
- 26. when no amendments are permitted during floor debate
Down
- 1. when some amendments are permitted during floor debate
- 3. a house district where the general election winner has more than 55% of the vote
- 5. groups of congresspeople assigned to specific duties/subjects
- 6. a way the president can reject a bill passed by congress
- 7. michigan's currentsenior senator
- 8. a long standing speech/series of speeches to delay action on a piece of legislation
- 9. when members of congress debate on whether or not a bill should be passed
- 11. michigan's current junior senator
- 12. a congressperson who is running for a seat that they currently hold again
- 15. the house of congress with proportional representation
- 19. when a committee chair sets aside a bill and it dies without being looked at
- 20. the congressperson who introduces a bill
- 22. a legislature with only one house