Civics

3. a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership
9. Joe Biden
13. a parliamentary procedure where debate is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given proposal
15. a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature
18. a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end
19. members have their choice of committee assignments in order of rank based solely on length of service
20. a proceeding before a court or other decision-making body or officer

1. term of congress
2. John Boehner
4. the highest officer of an organized group
5. leader the most powerful official within a political party
6. the power to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation
7. prejudice in favor of a particular cause; bias
8. a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts
10. the address presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress
11. a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office
12. leaders of their political parties in each of the houses of the legislature
14. the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government
16. the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body
17. A meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention or register preferences for candidates running for office