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  1. 5. Individual votes
  2. 6. All of the voters in a particular district.
  3. 9. Party that uses a donkey as it's icon
  4. 11. An informal term for an amendment or provision that is not relevant to the legislation where it is attached.
  5. 12. Loving your country
  6. 14. The involvement of common citizens.
  7. 16. Of or having to do with the people as a whole
  8. 18. An administrative division of voters by neighborhood; smallest political unit in U.S. politics. Cities and counties are divided into precinct polling districts that have varying numbers of registered voters based on State law.
  9. 20. Presidential branch of power
  10. 21. Political party that is centered on liberty and freedom
  11. 25. Idea that all property should be community owned
  12. 26. A member or members that add his or her name formally in support of another members bill. In the House a member can become a co-sponsor of a bill at any point up to the time the last authorized committee considers it. In the Senate a member can become a co-sponsor of a bill anytime before the vote takes place on the bill.
  13. 30. An election in which one candidate defeats the other by a very large margin.
  14. 32. Government with a king/queen
  15. 34. Party that uses an elephant as it's icon
  16. 39. Problems, ideas to be talked about, questions, decided upon and voted on.
  17. 42. An "amend" to the constitution
  18. 43. A person now holding an office
  19. 44. Someone favoring strict government
  20. 46. Expressed opinions intended to persuade viewers and listeners by taking a side.
  21. 47. a small group controlling the government
  22. 48. Meeting for political party members
  23. 50. Economics system run by the people
  24. 51. The government system we have
  25. 52. someones fund or advertisement before an election
  26. 54. Decides who will be in power
  27. 55. A group of people who join together because they share many ideas about what the government should do.
  28. 58. America has many of differing people who have different ______s
  29. 59. Face-to-face discussion of candidates' views on issues.
  30. 61. A person who seeks, or who has been suggested for an office or award.
  31. 62. An area or spread of low income and failing business
  32. 64. Someone who traveled to America legally
  33. 67. System of government where one person has all power
  34. 68. Vote of the people
  35. 69. A motion generally used in the Senate to end a filibuster. Invoking cloture requires a vote by 3/5 of the full Senate. If cloture is invoked further debate is limited to 30 hours, it is not a vote on the passage of the piece of legislation.
  36. 70. Letters that stand for Grand Old Party, the nickname of the Republican party.
  37. 73. The act of under-minding a group of individuals
  38. 74. Bill that ensures all humans their rights
  39. 75. someone who favors federal laws over state laws
  40. 76. Tormenting or teasing by saying annoying or cruel things.
Down
  1. 1. Someones sway in thinking over a subject
  2. 2. Legislative power in house of reps
  3. 3. largest rules that govern the citizen and government
  4. 4. A public statement of the principles, objectives, and policy of a political party, a plan.
  5. 7. Senates branch of power
  6. 8. Government funded medical care
  7. 10. The person that a political party chooses to represent it in a general election. This is called nomination.
  8. 13. Box on House Clerk's desk where members deposit bills and resolution to introduce them.
  9. 15. a state in which supreme power is held by the people
  10. 17. Legislative power that hold senators votes
  11. 19. Without favor or blame, objective.
  12. 22. An act of Congress that enables Federal agencies to spend money for specific purposes.
  13. 23. Idea that all wealth should be distributed
  14. 24. Someone who lawfully tries to influence politics
  15. 27. Far-right idea of a nationalistic dictatorship
  16. 28. someones view on something
  17. 29. Highest judicial court in U.S.
  18. 31. The idea that all humans should be treated the same
  19. 33. Identification with ones own nation
  20. 35. The original member who introduces a bill.
  21. 36. Supreme Court branch of power
  22. 37. Every citizen has the right to choose their leaders
  23. 38. a league or alliance of states
  24. 40. The right to vote in an election
  25. 41. A strong, often emotional supporter of a person or cause; can apply to a group as well as individuals.
  26. 45. To be a legal citizen of a country
  27. 49. Ending a debate by taking a vote
  28. 53. A candidate not belonging to one of the major political parties.
  29. 56. Of or describing a union of states having a central government or pertaining to that government.
  30. 57. someone chosen to represent a group or party
  31. 60. Lack of a governing body
  32. 63. The constitutional right to vote.
  33. 65. Banks currency worth and foreign trade
  34. 66. When a business controls an entire sect of an economy
  35. 69. Making a decision based off of two opposing views
  36. 71. Right to reject a bill
  37. 72. An informal term for extended debate or other procedures used to prevent a vote on a bill in the Senate.
  38. 76. A legislative proposal that if passed by both the House and the Senate and approved by the President becomes law. Each bill is assigned a bill number. HR denotes bills that originate in the House and S denotes bills that originate in the Senate.