Legislative Branch
Across
- 2. publicly funded projects secured by legislators to benefit their home districts or states
- 5. personal services provided by members of congress to their constituents, often to help with problems they are having with the federal bureaucracy
- 8. a permanent committee of legislators from either the House or Senate responsible for specific policy areas
- 10. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and amendments, this allows opponents to change the bill or even kill it
- 12. public funds allocated for a particular purpose by a legislature
- 13. a temporary committee of legislators from both the House and Senate created to work out differences in bills passed by both houses of Congress
- 15. the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate, at least 60 senators must support to overcome a filibuster
- 16. an official statement from both houses of congress. once signed by the president, it has the force of law
Down
- 1. a person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official
- 3. a request by a senator to delay action on a bill
- 4. seek to represent their districts by responding directly to the wishes or needs of their constituents
- 6. an amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
- 7. a permanent committee of legislators from both the House and Senate that deals with matters of common interest
- 9. represent their districts by exercising their best independent judgement
- 11. a number of voters greater than a simple majority, sometimes required to pass a particular motion or proposal
- 14. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that severely limits floor debate and amendments, allows for the bill to move through the House quickly