Across
- 2. high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate
- 5. Limits floor debate and amendments; this allows the bill to move through the House quickly, with few changes
- 7. a method of voting in Congress in which members register their vote individually, either by voice vote (in the Senate) or by electronic means (in the House)
- 10. a condition placed on a bill by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and amendments
- 11. a request by a senator to delay action on a bill
- 12. Seems to offer something for everyone
- 13. Ends a filibuster in the Senate
- 15. The members of a congressional conference committee
- 18. To choose not to cast a vote on a bill
- 19. a direct vote on a bill in the full House or Senate; the bill must be approved or rejected as is, with no further amendments or delays
- 20. a method of voting in Congress in which members stand up as a group, first those who support the bill and then those who oppose it; individual votes are not recorded in a standing vote
Down
- 1. A tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation
- 3. the trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest
- 4. the power of the House speaker or Senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the House or Senate floor
- 6. the tradition that a congressional committee member’s seniority determines that member’s position on the committee
- 8. a meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony and gather information on a proposed piece of legislation
- 9. an amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
- 14. a meeting of a legislative committee at which members amend, or a bill before putting it to a vote
- 16. a number of votes greater than a simple majority
- 17. a method of voting in Congress in which members call out their vote as a group