Congress Vocabulary War

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Across
  1. 4. Rules Committee A powerful committee in the House of Representatives that creates a rule for each bill to be debated on the floor
  2. 7. a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts
  3. 8. Barrel the use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislatures and win votes
  4. 9. the holder of an office or post
  5. 10. serves as the parliamentary head of a committee, sets agenda and other duties
  6. 12. includes the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation
  7. 14. the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
  8. 16. a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose
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  1. 1. permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules
  2. 2. a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
  3. 3. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, a person that holds one of the highest positions in Congress
  4. 5. an act in an obstructive manner in a legislature, especially by speaking at inordinate length
  5. 6. the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersons to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest
  6. 11. Legislature A legislature with two houses or chambers
  7. 13. Work Work done by a social worker to help fix a problem of a person or family
  8. 15. is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature
  9. 17. a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy