Final exam crossword

4. the condition of running for a position you already have
8. bills that have a lot of riders
11. What fraction of both houses is necessary to override a presidential veto so that the bill will still become law?
12. randomly selecting voters for polls on election days
15. method of selecting from a population in which each person has an equal probability of being selected.
17. A theory democracy which holds that various interests group team up to form form coalitions that control the government and public policy.
21. A democracy in which citizens determine citizens direct policy by directly voting for the laws.
22. government with one legislative house or chamber
23. rules used by the senate to end or limit debate.
24. the difference between the results of random samples taken at the same time.

1. A democracy in which citizens determine policy by voting for representatives who make the laws.
2. person who represents a group of
3. lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts.
5. final place for a bill
6. an attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action to the bill.
7. A model of democracy in which citizens determine public policy either directly or through their elected representatives who serve their interests
9. The theory that a small group of powerful individuals (like the ultra-wealthy) control public policy
10. rather than scheduling further action on a bill, Committee chairs may simply set it aside and it dies.
13. members of constitutent
14. to find out whether the necessary minimum number of members are present
16. How people think or feel about particular things.
18. politicians who are trying to get reelected to the position they already have
19. the place that has few formal rules when debating and passing a law
20. the nickname the Senate had