AP Gov Unit 2

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Across
  1. 4. A system of giving government jobs to political supporters, not based on ability.
  2. 7. Trading votes to gain support for a bill
  3. 11. This is the most powerful position in the House.
  4. 14. The difference between government spending and revenue
  5. 15. This type of agreement resembles a treaty, but does not require Senate approval
  6. 18. If 2/3 of the Senate agrees, they end debate on a bill.
  7. 19. This person is also President of the Senate
  8. 21. Funds set aside for a certain purpose, typically as part of the budget process.
Down
  1. 1. The top diplomat appointed to represent the US in a foreign nation.
  2. 2. Congress can tax and spend. "Power of the _____."
  3. 3. Drawing illogical congressional district lines to give the advantage to one party
  4. 5. This type of bill includes multiple areas of law or programs
  5. 6. A case opinion written by a Supreme Court justice who voted against the majority.
  6. 8. President Roosevelt referred to the presidency as this, a prominent stage for pitching ideas to the American people.
  7. 9. A ruling that firmly establishes a legal principle
  8. 10. A president who lost reelection or is finishing their second term
  9. 12. This person is in charge of party discipline
  10. 13. A tactic to delay voting or kill a bill in the Senate by talking for a long time.
  11. 16. If a bill passes both houses in slightly different versions it goes to the _____ committee to iron out the differences.
  12. 17. In Congress, a group of like-minded persons united around a particular belief or concern
  13. 20. The Senate's advice and _______ power allow it to reject major presidential appointees.