Congress Vocabulary That you Should Know (Use dashes for spaces)

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Across
  1. 2. A vote that would end a filibuster in congress
  2. 4. A part of congress made up of a group of congress people
  3. 6. A proposed piece of legislation
  4. 12. The act of speaking for an extended amount of time to delay actions in congress
  5. 13. The most powerful committee in Congress that controls where money goes
  6. 17. A person of congress in the House of Representatives
  7. 18. The most powerful seat in a committee
  8. 19. Being a voting member of a community
  9. 20. The minimum number of votes required by the senate to overrule a veto
  10. 22. a type of legislature where there are 2 parts of congress
  11. 23. The act of distributing seats among the states
  12. 24. The act of not voting on a bill to kill it
Down
  1. 1. The minimum number of people required for Congress to be in session
  2. 3. A person who has more time in the senate
  3. 5. A bill that contains many riders
  4. 7. The act of holding office before an election
  5. 8. A senator who has less time in office then the other senator
  6. 9. A nickname for the senate when states elected them
  7. 10. The person holding office, looking for reelection
  8. 11. A change in a piece of legislation
  9. 14. A smaller group of congress people within a committee
  10. 15. The act of the president voting to not pass a piece of legislation
  11. 16. A person who introduces a piece of legislation
  12. 21. A change made to a piece of legislation that is agreed upon by both chambers of congress