US Government Ch 4.5-4.6

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Across
  1. 3. State of the ______ Address - is an annual message delivered by the President of the United States to a joint session of Congress near the beginning of the calendar year to report on the current condition of the nation
  2. 5. ______ committee - permanent committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified subject area are referred
  3. 6. ______ committee - legislative committee composed of members of both houses
  4. 9. a specific number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business.
  5. 10. division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues
  6. 12. assistants to the floor leaders in the House and Senate responsible for monitoring and marshaling votes.
  7. 13. ______ Branch - makes the laws
  8. 15. ______ caucus - a closed meeting of a party’s house or senate members
Down
  1. 1. ______ committee - legislative committee created for a limited time and for some specific purpose
  2. 2. a stalling tactic in which senators monopolize the Senate floor with talk and other delays so a bill cannot be brought to a vote.
  3. 4. ______ Committee - temporary joint committee created to reconcile any differences between the two houses’ versions of the bill.
  4. 7. a type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned when the chief executive does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so. (time is 10 days)
  5. 8. ______ chairman - member who heads a standing committee in a legislative body
  6. 11. a proposed law presented to a legislative body for its consideration.
  7. 14. Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; Latin meaning “I forbid.”