Congress Part 1
Across
- 5. A part of congress with 435 members
- 7. When a bill successfully goes through the conference committee it is called a _____ version.
- 10. A technique used by senators who talk a bill to death
- 13. If you have the job you are running for you are the _____
- 15. In the house of representatives, a bill is introduced when it is place in a box called the _____
- 18. The ____ _ __ ____ is whoever is on the floor during session in the house
- 21. The ___ ___ ___ committee is a powerful committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent to
- 23. During _____ witnesses appear and questions are asked relating to the bill
- 25. A ____ is something attached to a piece of legislation that is not germane to the bill
- 26. A group of voters who are being represented by someone
- 27. During a ____ ____ a roll call is taken to determine if the minimum number of member in the house are present
Down
- 1. When committees set aside a bill causing it to die
- 2. ___ ___ originally chose our senators
- 3. The _____ of the house is in charge of the house of representatives
- 4. When amendments are ____ they are relevant to the bill
- 6. Both houses of congress are divided up into groups based on areas of specialization
- 7. Every 10 years this is done to determine the populations of states relative to each other
- 8. Small groups inside of committees
- 9. ____ districts where incumbents win by extremely large amounts
- 11. _____ rules govern debate in the senate
- 12. When a bill has gone through both house passed as two seperate versions, this bill is made into a single version at the _________
- 14. ______ legislature is a two chamber legislature
- 16. The person in charge of the senate is known as the ____ officer
- 17. The ___ ___ was the nickname for the original senate
- 19. _____ districts where the candidate elected tends to win in a close election
- 20. A part of congress with 100 members, 2 per state
- 22. A ___ ___ bill is a bill with a bunch of riders
- 24. ____ rules govern debate in the house of representatives