Across
- 3. the procedure for stopping debate and voting
- 7. a role call to see if there are enough representatives present to conduct official business
- 11. where a senator temporarily blocks a bill from being considered
- 12. congress reversing a presidents veto
- 14. when no one rejects a proposal in the house or senate
- 16. when a bill is debated and changes
- 17. the committee that decides how bills are presented
- 18. having a two-house legislature
- 20. the upper chamber of the US congress
- 21. the committee that has control over taxes
- 22. establishes the rules congress operates under
- 24. a count of the population
- 25. where senator refuses to stop talking and delays a vote
Down
- 1. statement of opinion that needs approval from the house and senate
- 2. a bill having to deal with an individual
- 4. where a party has a guaranteed seat
- 5. the amendment that made everyone born in the U.S. a citizen
- 6. assigning the number of congressional seats after a census
- 8. the lower chamber of the US congress
- 9. a group of people in the congress who focus on one subject/category
- 10. current person in office
- 13. the amendment that allowed people to vote for their senators
- 15. a temporary group of representatives and senators that resolve disagreements on a bill
- 19. residents that are represented by someone
- 23. a bill having to do with the general public
