Congress Vocabulary That you Should Know (Use dashes for spaces)
Across
- 2. A vote that would end a filibuster in congress
- 4. A part of congress made up of a group of congress people
- 6. A proposed piece of legislation
- 12. The act of speaking for an extended amount of time to delay actions in congress
- 13. The most powerful committee in Congress that controls where money goes
- 17. A person of congress in the House of Representatives
- 18. The most powerful seat in a committee
- 19. Being a voting member of a community
- 20. The minimum number of votes required by the senate to overrule a veto
- 22. a type of legislature where there are 2 parts of congress
- 23. The act of distributing seats among the states
- 24. The act of not voting on a bill to kill it
Down
- 1. The minimum number of people required for Congress to be in session
- 3. A person who has more time in the senate
- 5. A bill that contains many riders
- 7. The act of holding office before an election
- 8. A senator who has less time in office then the other senator
- 9. A nickname for the senate when states elected them
- 10. The person holding office, looking for reelection
- 11. A change in a piece of legislation
- 14. A smaller group of congress people within a committee
- 15. The act of the president voting to not pass a piece of legislation
- 16. A person who introduces a piece of legislation
- 21. A change made to a piece of legislation that is agreed upon by both chambers of congress