Across
- 5. a way ending a debate and taking a vote
- 10. decided reapportionment issues present justicable questions
- 11. committees within a committee
- 12. u.s congress committee can rewrite proposed legislation
- 14. counts to determine population and growth in states.
- 16. reduced group of representatives needed to pursue business
- 17. where house speakers assign the bills to
- 18. having two branches or chambers
- 20. where bills wait to be introduced
- 22. consent. sets a time limit for debate on a bill
- 24. bill denied by the president to become a law
Down
- 1. granted citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the u.s
- 2. additions or changes to the constitution
- 3. of representatives a chamber of congress often called the lower chamber
- 4. group of people who debate and investigate congressandlegislation.
- 5. head of committees
- 6. picks which bills are brought to the floor and when
- 7. something added that is irrelevant to the bill
- 8. head of executive branch
- 9. gave people the right to vote for their senator
- 13. a chamber of congress often called the upper house.
- 15. wasting time to stall in court
- 19. settles differences between each house to make a final draft
- 21. petition. after 30 days being held by a committee can be brought to the floor
- 23. politician running for the same position again