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2. An order from the House Rules Committee that permits a bill to be mended on the legislative floor
5. gave people the right to vote for their senators directly
7. total number of senators
9. minimum number of years of citizenship to become a senator
10. Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to african americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the civil war
12. amendments that don't really have any relation to a bill but are added and "ride" through the congress
14. Rule used by the Senate to end or limit debate
16. the small groups that each house is divided up by to specialize in different parts of the law
18. person represented by a legislator or other elected official
19. Districts in which incumbents win by margins of 55 percent or more
21. certain traits or experience required to qualify for something
22. the lower house of the US congress
24. A bill that has a lot of riders
25. total number of
26. everyone in agreement

1. the second chamber in the bicameral legislature of a major political unit
3. minimum age to
4. in the house of representatives
6. process in which committee or subcommittee considers and revises a bill that has been introduced
7. A senator informing their floor leader that they do not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration
8. an important US supreme court case
11. how often the US census is done
13. a procedure to keep the Senate going during a filibuster
15. an action that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
17. number of senators each state gets
20. The minimum number of congress members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress
23. length of term in the senate