Crossword
Across
- 3. Committees of the house and senate that can never be removed or replaced.
- 5. Senators cannot serve longer than this.
- 6. A cloture is needed to stop this.
- 10. of the government that elect a legislator to represent them.
- 11. Historically known as the sweeping clause.
- 13. The procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
- 16. The house is known as the lower house because of this.
- 17. Expression of sentiments of the house or senate.
- 18. Who in the Senate is in charge of maintaining the decorum, recognizing members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices, and precedents?
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- 1. What is known as the opposite of committees that are permanent members of the congress?
- 2. The senate is also called the upper house because of this.
- 4. Organization of all party members in the house.
- 7. Which amendment ratified Article 1, Section 3 of the constitution?
- 8. Committees that are used if the bill cannot be handled by another existing committee.
- 9. Refutes a committee from further considering a bill or resolution.
- 12. protection against totally unrepresentative action in the name of the body by an unduly small number of persons.
- 14. Requirements for joining the either the house or senate are known as?
- 15. A specific form of logrolling.