congress in action

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Across
  1. 4. - unwritten rule in both the house and the senate reserving the top posts in each chamber for members with the longest records of service
  2. 5. - chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by legislature
  3. 8. - legislative committe composed of members of both houses
  4. 9. - procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body
  5. 10. - legislative committee created for a limited time and for some specific purpose
  6. 11. - unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will ride through the legislative process
Down
  1. 1. - assistants to the floor leaders in the house and senate
  2. 2. - a proposed law presented to legislative body for considerations
  3. 3. - temporary joint committee created to reconcile any differences between the two houses' versions of a bill
  4. 4. - permanent committee in legislative body to which bills in a specified subject-matter area are referred
  5. 6. - to print a bill in its final form
  6. 7. - members of the house and senate picked by their parties to carry out party decisions and steer legislative action to meet party goals