Mid Term Project Assignment

2. Two legislative houses or chambers
6. To stall a legislature from passing a bill in the senate
10. One of two houses in Congress that has 2 representatives of a state
14. A situation when no member objects to a proposal
16. Its a closer race between the incumbent and the new candidate
18. When a senator informs a floor leader when he/she wishes a bill to be considered
19. the current holder of an office or position
22. Schedules consideration of floor resolutions
23. the U.S congress that has specific duty's.
24. Count of the population of the states to determine how many representatives they need
25. A group of citizens that have the power to elect a representative
26. The amendment that gave rights to African Americans

1. When a committee has had a bill for 30 days, any member of the house can request it to be brought to the floor. If the majority of the members agree then the bill is taken away from the committee
3. When the whole house has too debate on a bill
4. This is a process where the state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrite proposed legislation
5. A legislative sub-organization
7. The committee that has jurisdiction over all taxation
8. The house of representatives operating as a committee where every member of the house is serving
9. When the incumbent candidate wins by 55 % or more
11. A call of the roll to establish whether a quorum is present
12. When a committee decides to take a measure on something
13. What allowed the direct election of senators
15. The first step of a bill being shown to congress
17. Stopping a debate in the senate by a vote of 60 people
20. A proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature and can later become a law
21. One of two houses in congress that has a proportional amount of representatives per state due to their population