Chapter 12 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Sessions held by committees or subcommittees to gather information and views from experts.
  2. 5. Part of the committee or subcommittee process of considering a bill, wherein committee members ask executive agencies that would administer the law for written comments on the measure.
  3. 7. A bicameral, bipartisan committee composed of legislators whose job is to reconcile two versions of a bill.
  4. 9. The privilege of sending mail free of charge by members of Congress.
  5. 11. Reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state based on changes in state populations since the last census.
  6. 12. Personal work by a member of Congress on behalf of a constituent or group of constituents, typically aimed at getting the government to do something the constituent wants done.
  7. 13. A role in which an elected or appointed leader acts as an advocate for citizens by listening to and investigating complaints against a government agency.
  8. 15. A procedural move in which a supermajority of 60 senators agrees to end a filibuster.
  9. 18. The redrawing of congressional district boundaries within each state, based on the reapportionment from the census.
  10. 19. A subordinate committee in Congress that typically handles specific areas of a standing committee’s jurisdiction.
  11. 21. A hybrid model of representation in which legislators vote in keeping with constituents’ views on important or high-profile matters but rely on the trustee model for more mundane matters.
  12. 22. The segment of voters who pay careful attention to political issues.
Down
  1. 1. A special tactic used to extract a bill from a committee to have it considered by the entire House.
  2. 2. A designation within a spending bill that provides for a specific expenditure.
  3. 4. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit an incumbent, a political party, or another group.
  4. 6. A legislative committee’s explanation to the full chamber of a bill and its intent.
  5. 7. The process by which the legislative branch “checks” the executive branch to ensure that the laws Congress has passed are being administered in keeping with legislators’ intent.
  6. 8. The process by which the members of legislative committees “mark up” a bill with suggested language for changes and amendments.
  7. 10. The determination by Congress of which public issues the government should consider for legislation.
  8. 14. A wooden box that sits on a desk at the front of the House of Representatives, into which House members place bills they want to introduce.
  9. 16. A procedural move by a member of the Senate to attempt to halt passage of a bill, during which the senator can speak for an unlimited time on the Senate floor.
  10. 17. The practice of members of Congress agreeing to vote for a bill in exchange for their colleague’s vote on another bill.
  11. 20. A proposed piece of legislation.