Unit 2: Congress

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Across
  1. 1. affects only chamber passing it, not signed by president
  2. 5. association where members of congress show advancement in political ideas in different interests
  3. 6. Kevin McCarthy is the new ____
  4. 8. a state where a single party wins by 55% or more
  5. 9. _____ districts are districts that don’t always go to a single party and could go Rep or Dem
  6. 10. exercise great power and call meetings and schedule hearings and calendars
  7. 13. one method of congressional ____ is using budget control
  8. 16. the rule where you need 60 votes to end filibuster in Senate
  9. 18. bill is referred to different committees
  10. 19. irrelevant information added to a piece of legislation
  11. 20. was passed in response to Vietnam War
  12. 22. members of Congress act as delegates or trustees depending on issue
  13. 26. reallocation of house seats after census
  14. 27. leader elected by party holding minority seats in House/Senate
  15. 30. legislative leader elected by party members with majority of the seats in the House/Senate.
  16. 31. large bills with extraneous topics
  17. 33. held by most senior member in Senate
  18. 36. _____ powers are about political powers granted to government that aren’t specifically stated in the Constitution
  19. 37. ____ means relative to the pending bill
  20. 40. permanent bodies that continue from 1 congress to next
  21. 41. case to do with racial gerrymandering
  22. 42. _____ keep close contact with members to keep them up to date on important votes
Down
  1. 2. ____ committee is formed for a specific purpose and limited time
  2. 3. ________ committee is formed to see different versions of the bill in both senate and house
  3. 4. speaker sends bill to second committee after a first one
  4. 6. says that we now can vote for senate
  5. 7. bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor
  6. 11. bill doesnt come to floor from until ____ is removed.
  7. 12. _____ committee includes members from both houses to figure out a major issue
  8. 14. ____ expresses position in both house and senate without signature from president
  9. 15. ____ is the min # who must be present for business to be worked in congress
  10. 17. ____ is named President of Senate
  11. 21. use of best judgement to make policy in the interest of people
  12. 23. legislation that is similar to a bill but applies to amendments and has to be signed by president
  13. 24. delaying action on a bill by using long speeches and unlimited debate
  14. 25. committee that regulates taxation and tariffs
  15. 27. add items to bills
  16. 28. members of Congress support bills that they wouldn’t vote in exchange for others votes on bills that matter to them.
  17. 29. happens when government is unable to pass new legislation because of two different parties controlling House and Senate
  18. 32. votes that reflect preference of constituents
  19. 34. Federally funded projects to bills passed through Congress
  20. 35. a bill with a lot of riders
  21. 38. _____ powers means that powers are granted to government in Article 1 S 8
  22. 39. founding fathers wanted a ____ legislature with different branches of government