Across
- 2. permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area
- 5. use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes.
- 8. one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress
- 9. reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census
- 10. Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy
- 11. benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
- 13. leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
- 14. assistance given to constituents by congressional members, answering questions/doing favors
- 15. ability of Congress to override a presidential decision
- 16. 95% of incumbents are re-elected due to more resources, greater name recognition, and more relationships with politicians
- 19. agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills
- 20. procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill (end a filibuster); requires 60 votes
Down
- 1. temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose
- 3. a proposed law to authorize spending money
- 4. committee that determines how and when debate on a bill will take place. Also determines rules of debate, amendments, etc.
- 6. special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate
- 7. legislative committee composed of members of both houses
- 12. process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
- 17. lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
- 18. situation in which government is incapable of acting on important issues