Congress

2. talking a bill to death
3. when the Senate achieves 60 votes on a bill
6. Federal spending on Entitlement programs
9. process that happens when a bill is in committee
10. when political parties work together
13. arguably the most powerful position in the government
14. representative or senator responsible to get bill moving along in the legislative process
15. states that change voting patterns occasionally
17. the party that a filibuster is meant to protect
20. an entitlement program based on providing insurance for older / retired people
21. all spending bills originate here
24. a process that can be coordinated to get a bill out of committee
25. a tool being used by Elon Musk to cut discretionary spending from budget
26. when the number of representatives in a state changes due to census

1. Federal spending for Presidential agencies
4. how the president is elected
5. where bills go after making it through house and senate for final changes
7. Funding approved by Congress
8. states that usually vote for same party year after year
11. when the president lets a bill expire at the end of a term
12. one of the key responsibilities of Congress is to investigate and research
16. an entitlement program that is essentially an allowance for retired people
18. the political process of drawing legislative lines to maintain political control
19. every ten years the population is counted
22. the party that gets to name all committee chairs
23. an entitlement program based on providing insurance for low income earners
27. the executive branch department in charge of overseeing all agency budget requests