AP Government Puzzle Review

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Across
  1. 3. when one representative or senator objects and there is no unanimous consent, the chamber will have to perform this action
  2. 6. groups of people within a committee
  3. 9. when people don't shut up so they can delay legislation from advancing/being approved
  4. 12. committee chairs setting aside a bill
  5. 15. house in charge of more informal legislations
  6. 17. where a bill will go if the senate and house of reps both pass a different version
  7. 18. a hearing where some amendments are allowed, but not others
  8. 19. if 2/3 of the senate want to start voting on legislation, they can go ahead (now it's 60 senators)
  9. 21. groups of people specializing in certain areas of the law
  10. 23. Q and A sessions with experts to testify for the bill
  11. 24. hearings with strict time limits and no amendments (preventing filibusters)
  12. 25. a roll call of the house to make sure there are enough representatives to work
  13. 26. powerful head of committees; something you sit on
  14. 27. Comes from Ben Franklin; allows incumbents to send mail to spread their name
Down
  1. 1. a committee in the house of reps dedicated to creating the rules of the house
  2. 2. house in charge of more formal legislation
  3. 4. single-chamber legislations
  4. 5. amendments added to the bill that is not relevant to the bill's purpose
  5. 7. a group of voters represented by someone
  6. 8. another name for the senate
  7. 10. a powerful committee in the house of reps that handles tax and spending bills
  8. 11. a rule in the senate that ends/limits debates; needs 16 senators to sign a cloture
  9. 13. government officials who run for office as they're in that office
  10. 14. the committee made up of the minimum number of reps required to conduct business
  11. 16. bills with several riders
  12. 20. the opposite of a closed rule
  13. 22. two-chamber legislations