civics chapter 12

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Across
  1. 2. the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest
  2. 3. the power of the House speaker or Senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the House or Senate floor
  3. 6. an amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
  4. 9. a high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate
  5. 10. the tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation
Down
  1. 1. a bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone
  2. 4. this allows the bill to move through the House quickly, with few changes
  3. 5. this allows opponents to change the bill or even kill it
  4. 7. a direct vote on a bill in the full House or Senate
  5. 8. the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate