Across
- 3. 2 chambers; Congress has the Senate and the House of Representatives
- 7. The exchange of pol. favors for support of a bill
- 8. A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
- 9. Committee made up of members of both house of Congress-housekeeping issues decided
- 11. rule Prevents filibustering (16 signatures) and ends debate in the Senate, by a 3/5s vote of the Senate
- 13. Drawing of congressional districts to favor one pol. party/group over another
- 14. A temporary committee to work out a compromise version of a bill that has passed the House of Representatives &Senate in diff. forms
Down
- 1. Assistance given to constituents by congressional members, answering questions/doing favors
- 2. service Casework, assistance to constituents by congressional members
- 4. people within a district or state-government official represents them.
- 5. Redistribution of the congressional seats among the states after the census determines changes in population distribution
- 6. Rewrite of a bill after hearings have been held on it (happens in sub-committee)
- 10. Legislation giving benefits to constituents through sometimes unnecessary of unwise projects within a state or district, to enhance a member's chance of reelection
- 12. A revision/change to a bill, law, or constitution
- 15. An addition of amendment added to a bill that often has no relation to the bill but that may not pass on its own merits