Across
- 2. Discussion of a matter according to parliamentary rules
- 6. A parliamentary procedure for testing the decision of a presiding officer
- 7. In the senate, the use of dilatory or obstructive tactics to delay or block passage of a measure by preventing it from becoming to a vote
- 8. An informal meeting of a group of the members
- 9. A state of lawlessness and disorder
- 15. A practice of an absolute ruler
- 16. The system or form by which a community is ruled
- 18. The branch of state government responsible for enacting laws
- 19. Generic term for a legislative body
Down
- 1. A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- 3. The primary form of legislature measure used to propose law
- 4. Procedure to remove from office a public official accused of misconduct
- 5. A form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- 6. A proposed change to a pending text
- 10. An agreement negotiated and signed by the executive
- 11. A theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- 12. The orientation of those who favor government by the people
- 13. Act of selecting a person to fill an office
- 14. A government with central and regional authorities
- 17. Presidential disapproval of a bill