Across
- 2. A lawmaking body with 2 parts
- 4. A process where the speaker sends a bill to a second committee after the first
- 6. making rules that each body follows
- 8. A voting procedure used to keep the senate going during a filibuster
- 10. A voting procedure where members answers yea or nay to there namers
- 11. requires both houses and president to approve and is the same as a law
- 14. A bill that deals with public issues
- 16. relevant to the bill
- 17. A voting procedure where members use tellers to say yea or nay
- 19. A way for a person to delay a vote on a bill by talking about irrelevant issues and making long speeches
- 20. An order that sets a time limit on a debate and stops a bill from being amended on the floor
- 23. districts where candidates win by 55% or more
- 25. when a bill has a lot of riders
Down
- 1. a process where a bill is referred to committees
- 3. minimum number of members who be present
- 5. An order that stops certain amendments
- 7. settles matters that affect both bodies without the force of law and doesn't require the president
- 9. a roll call to see if the minimum amount is met
- 12. An order that stops a bill from amended on the floor
- 13. A bill that deals with particular issues
- 15. A rule in the senate to limit or end debate
- 18. A voting procedure where members shout yea or nay
- 21. A voting procedure where member stand and are counted
- 22. districts where candidates elected to house win with less than 55% of the vote
- 24. A provision added to a part of a bill that is not too german its purpose