Across
- 6. Most of the work in congress is done here
- 7. Member of the minority party that works with the committee chair
- 9. Assists the party leader
- 11. The president of the senate also serves as
- 13. People elected officials represent
- 15. Vote to end a filibuster
- 16. To shape a congressional district in order to favor a political party
- 17. Permanent committees in congress
- 19. The ability for senators to hold the floor and monopolize debate
- 20. When the president doesn't sign a bill, congress adjourns before 10 days, and the bill dies
Down
- 1. Members of congress voting based on their own best judgement
- 2. The Supreme Court decided that congressional districts could be challenged in the court in this case
- 3. When the president rejects a bill
- 4. Trading votes to gain support for a bill
- 5. Changing the number of representatives a state has after the census
- 8. This committee decides how long the House will spend debating a bill (2 words)
- 10. Committees made up of members of both houses of congress
- 12. Known as "Chief Legislator" for influence over congress
- 14. The 17th Amendment took the power to select members of this house of congress from state legislatures
- 18. Presiding officer of the House of Representatives