AP Gov Unit 5

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Across
  1. 2. The acceptance of credit by a member of Congress for legislation that specifically benefits his or her constituents
  2. 5. The group of fifteen executive department heads who implement the president's agenda in their respective positions
  3. 9. Temporary committees created to negotiate differences between the House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation that has passed through both chambers
  4. 11. Proclamation made by the president that changes government policy without congressional approval
  5. 12. A tactic used by senators to block a bill by continuing to hold the floor and speak--under the Senate rule of unlimited debate--until the bill's supporters back down
  6. 13. A politician running for reelection to the office he or she currently holds
  7. 14. Federal statute barring Federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds.
  8. 15. Individuals who attend their party's national convention and vote to select their party's nominee for the presidency. They are elected in a series of primaries and caucuses that occur during the winter and spring election year
Down
  1. 1. The system of civil servants and political appointees who implement congressional or presidential decisions; also known as the administrative state
  2. 3. A negative or checking power over the other branches that allows Congress to remove the president, vice president, or other "officers of the United States" (including federal judges) for abuses of power
  3. 4. Committees that contain members of both the House and Senate but have limited authority
  4. 6. An agreement between the executive branch and a foreign government, which acts as a treaty but does not require senate approval
  5. 7. Excessive or unnecessarily complex regulations imposed by the bureaucracy
  6. 8. Passed in 1883, an Act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.
  7. 10. An institution unique to the House of Representatives that reviews all bills (except revenue, budget, and appropriations bills) coming from a House committee before they go to the full House.