Unit 4-1 Congress pt 1

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Across
  1. 1. The leader of the senate
  2. 4. A nickname of the Senate
  3. 8. A group of voters represented by someone
  4. 9. allows the senate to get on with other business while a filibuster is occurring
  5. 11. House of Representatives and the Senate
  6. 12. Permits some amendments but not others
  7. 16. A strategy of talking a bill to death
  8. 17. The leader of the house of representatives
  9. 19. A rule used by the Senate to end a debate.
  10. 21. to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it.
  11. 24. the group that consists of the minimum number of Representatives that need to be present
Down
  1. 2. Permits amendments from the floor
  2. 3. a procedure where the full House or Senate can get a bill that is stalled in committee out and onto the floor.
  3. 5. Already having the position you are running for
  4. 6. A lawmaking body made up of two parts
  5. 7. When the winner gets less than 55% of the vote.
  6. 8. A bill that has a lot of riders
  7. 10. Bills directing how money should be spent
  8. 13. when the winner gets more than 55% of the vote.
  9. 14. A calling of roll in either house of Congress to see whether the number of representatives in attendance meets the minimum number required to conduct official business
  10. 15. When the committee does they make revisions and additions to a bill
  11. 18. powerful house committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent
  12. 20. Sets a strict on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor, or forbids amendments except those offered by the sponsoring committee
  13. 22. a provision added to a piece of legislation that is not germane to the bill's purpose
  14. 23. must be relevant