Across
- 4. implying that presidents can persuade or even mobilize the public to support their policies if they are skilled communicators
- 5. bills that contain parts that would likely not pass on their own
- 6. amendment which made it so that the Vice President could become active president if the president was disabled
- 8. list of federal grants, projects, and contract available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions in a congressional district
- 10. a committee dedicated to making 2 bills that have been passed in the House and Senate separately into one bill
- 13. the largest source of federal revenue
- 14. last years budget plus some extra is the best predictor of the next years budget
- 15. requires president to consult Congress before using military force and to withdraw troops after 60 days if Congress does not give further permission
Down
- 1. advancements are based on merit rather than political affiliation
- 2. leaving a bill alone for 10 days which leads to the bill being passed and becoming a law without president's signature
- 3. talking a bill to death
- 7. spending on programs required by current law
- 9. first 100 days of the presidency in which the president has much more persuasive power
- 11. when voters support congressional candidates because of their support for the president
- 12. a committee created for a very specific purpose that usually has an "expiration" date