Across
- 2. Congress forbidding the implementation of an agency's policy without the President's consent
- 5. members represent a particular population group
- 6. limits Senators to a maximum of one hour to speak on a bill
- 7. when the President nominates a federal officer who is to serve in a particular state
- 10. speech and arrest privileges given to members of Congress
- 11. this person leads their party in their house
- 13. the amendment that states that any pay raise that Congress gives won't go in effect until the next session
- 14. the required number of members to do business
- 17. a formal accusation against a federal official
- 19. the proportional distribution of congressional seats among the states
- 25. congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy to make sure that the laws are being faithfully executed
- 28. the amendment that allowed voters of a state to elect senators
- 29. a private meeting of political party members to decide on policy or to choose their party leaders
- 30. to be officially condemned for misconduct by Congress
- 32. a temporary committee of Congress members for the purpose of working out a compromise of a bill
- 33. the presiding officer of the Senate; also the VP of the US
- 34. a record of roll call and all questions on the floor of Congress each day
- 35. the presiding officer of the House
- 36. the entire House sits temporarily as one entire committee
Down
- 1. the representative votes according to the desires of his people rather than his personal beliefs
- 3. the power to make laws
- 4. the way the President attempts to stop a bill from passing
- 8. those powers not specifically stated in the Constitution
- 9. an attempt to kill a bill by stalling the vote on it
- 12. when district boundaries are drawn in a way to favor the party in power
- 15. this person keeps the members on task by urging party members to vote with their party
- 16. powers given to Congress in the Constitution
- 18. a proposed new law
- 20. the representative votes according to his personal judgment rather than the views of the people he represents
- 21. this allows Congressmen to pay no postage for official mail
- 22. the greatest penalty for a disorderly member of Congress
- 23. the amendment that changed both the meeting time of Congress and the day they begin (Jan. 3rd)
- 24. gives Congress authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers granted by the Constitution
- 26. gives the committee chair position to the member of the majority party who has had the most years of continuous service on that committee
- 27. a counting of the number of people in a specific area
- 31. a rule that states if a member can get 218 signatures on a petition, he can get his bill out of committee and onto the floor