Across
- 2. closed meeting of the members of each party in the house
- 4. legislative strategists
- 5. attempt to stall bill decisions
- 8. limiting debate on a bill
- 9. majority of the full membership
- 12. Senate's presiding officer
- 13. serves in the absence of the VP
- 14. bill that has been approved at its second reading
- 16. assistant floor leader
- 17. composed of members from both houses
- 18. permanent panels for bill voting
- 19. elected presiding officer of the house
- 20. matters concerning either house alone
- 21. power to veto a bill without officially vetoing in
- 22. Bills that deal with unusual matters
- 23. divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues.
Down
- 1. refusal to sign a bill
- 3. temporary committee to iron out a bill
- 6. enables members to forces a bill to everyone's attention
- 7. members who head the standing committees
- 8. used for speeding up action taking place on the floor
- 10. deals with matters where both houses must cooperate
- 11. provision not likely to pass on its own merits
- 15. states that members with long track records have rule
- 24. proposed law presented to the House or Senate for consideration