Nathaniel Beyer- Section 5.5

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Across
  1. 3. means by which the president can reject a bill, when Congress is not in session, by not signing it
  2. 6. Measure in which both houses of Congress address matters that affect the operations of both chambers
  3. 9. A congressional measure used in certain out-of-the-ordinary circumstances and has the force of law if passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president
Down
  1. 1. A measure taken in the House of Representatives to force a bill out of committee.
  2. 2. A veto in which each member of Congress is required to publicly state his or her vote also called a record vote
  3. 4. A joint committee formed from both houses to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill
  4. 5. The minimum number of members seeded to legally conduct business
  5. 7. An addition to a bill that often has little relationship to the bill's main topic; the goal of a rider may be to add an unpopular provision to a bill that is likely to be passed so that the addition my "ride" along with the bill that is passed, or a rider may be designed to kill a bill by attaching an unpopular provision to that bill
  6. 8. A measure taken in the House of Representatives in which all representatives become member of a single committee, allowing the House to function when many members are absent