Gov Crossword

2. When both parties block the other from getting anything done.
4. An order to appear before a court/congress.
6. Bias redistricting.
7. Leader of the smaller party.
8. A way for a president to veto a bill in the last 10 days of a congressional session without touching it.
12. People who try to influence politicians.
14. The minimum number of people require to do anything.
16. A bill that involves government spending.
19. Something worth putting on the news.

1. A monologue used to prevent a bill from being passed.
3. Items in that can't be cut without committing political suicide.
4. A way of distributing rank based on time in service.
5. A mix of news and entertainment.
9. When a president blocks a bill from becoming a law.
10. Leader of the largest party.
11. another term for benefits such as welfare
13. When a bill comes to the floor but the speaker decides that it will not be amended any further.
15. To attach a ball to the back of another bill.
17. A form of broadcast media.
18. Powers of the government that are not expressly stated in the constitution.