Government
Across
- 3. number of people in senate
- 4. necessary to conduct business
- 5. maintains order for the US
- 8. gives congress the authority to enact laws that are not in the constitution
- 12. bringing a bill out of committee
- 15. bill that changes to a permanent law
- 16. reports on specific bill
- 17. where different bills are sent
Down
- 1. enables voters to cast direct votes for US senators
- 2. joint committee created to settle differences in versions of a bill passed by each congress
- 6. write laws beyond what's in the constitution
- 7. number of House representatives
- 9. to take a bill
- 10. private meeting run by political parties
- 11. official expression of the opinion or will of legislative body
- 13. senators term
- 14. person designated by government official
- 18. a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote