AP Gov Final Exam: Congress

4. piece of legislation added to a bill that is not germane to its purpose
7. a rule used by the senate to end or limit debate
9. type of resolution that establishes rules for operation
12. where most bills die
18. type of bill in the HOR that determines how money should be spent
19. committee held if a bill passes each house with major differences
21. committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent
24. when a states number of representatives changes due to a change in population
25. this amendment required senators to be elected by popular vote

1. box in HOR in which bills can be dropped
2. minimum number (100) of representatives necessary to conduct business
3. a legislature with two chambers is known as _
5. allows senate to conduct other business during a filibuster
6. besides passing bills congress can pass other actions called _
8. type of petition which brings a dead bill back to the floor
10. someone who previously held an office and is running for it again
11. the upper house of congress
13. a less common district in which close elections are common is called __
14. what committees do to bills after hearings
15. type of resolution used to propose amendments
16. a district in which candidates usually win by over 55% of votes
17. a talkative technique to try to kill a bill
19. type of resolution that establishes housekeeping and procedural matters
20. the group of voters represented by someone
22. in the HOR all amendments must be relevant to the bill so they must be __
23. established by rule 22, this motion allowed a filibuster to be cut off by 2/3 of senate