Lesson 12 Congressional Lawmaking TCI

3. is a number of votes greater than a simple majority
6. a high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate
7. a method of voting in Congress in which members register their vote individually, either by voice vote (in the Senate) or by electronic means (in the House)
8. the power of the House speaker or Senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the House or Senate floor
9. the tradition that a congressional committee member’s number of years of unbroken service on a committee—determines that member’s position on the committee
10. a bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone
15. the tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent the passage of legislation
16. the process used to end a filibuster in the Senate
18. a meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony and gather information on a proposed piece of legislation

1. a method of voting in Congress in which members call out their vote as a group, first those who support the bill (saying “aye”), followed by those who oppose it (saying “no”)
2. a amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
3. a method of voting in Congress in which members stand up as a group,
4. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and amendments
5. up-or-down votea direct vote on a bill in the full House or Senate; the bill must be approved or rejected as is
10. the members of a congressional conference committee
11. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that severely limits floor debate and amendments
12. the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest
13. request by a senator to delay action on a bill
14. To choose not to cast a vote on a bill
17. a meeting of a legislative committee at which members amend a bill before putting it to a vote