Unit 5 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. 2 legislative houses
  2. 4. an action taken by congress to reverse a presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber
  3. 9. committes within a committee with specific expertise
  4. 10. addition to bill not really connected to bill
  5. 12. duty to vote according to their own conscience and view of what is best for the district, state or union
  6. 17. the determination of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S.
  7. 19. 3/5 required to end a filibuster & limit time to 30 minutes
  8. 20. Committees committes with house & senate members to create a compromise bill to be signed by each chamber
  9. 22. someone who already holds the office they are running for
  10. 23. assembly nc legislature
  11. 25. the people a member of congress represents
  12. 26. Committees committes that include both house & senate members
  13. 27. groups within congress that investigate, debate & report on issues
Down
  1. 1. house of the u.s legislative branch that is most defined by its equal votes
  2. 2. manipulating district boundaries to favor one or more groups of voters and/or some candidates over others
  3. 5. the president says no to a bill
  4. 6. house of the U.S. legislative branch that is most defined by it's population based votes
  5. 7. territorial areas partitioned on a map designating areas of representation by a legislative body
  6. 8. senate the lower house of the bicameral nc general assembly with 120 members
  7. 11. permanent groups in congress
  8. 13. the result of a debate among delegates that decided how much representation each state should have in Congress
  9. 14. speaking a long time to delay vote
  10. 15. duty to represent "the folks back home" and vote based on the will of their constituents
  11. 16. taxes and government spending
  12. 18. of the Union the presidents annual statement to congress and the nation
  13. 21. house the upper house of the bicameral nc general assembly with 50 members
  14. 24. process of redrawing the districts boundaries to reflect the results of the reapportioning process as well as the results of the census