Across
- 2. someone who represents a specific group (usually at political assembly)
- 6. legislation passed by Congress that provides funding for certain programs
- 7. apportionment again
- 10. congressmen who determines if a party can block/pass legislation based on if they have enough votes (helps inform party leader stay of what the members are thinking)
- 11. programs that every citizen benefits from
- 12. officer of the Senate who takes role of Vice President when he is not there for Congress
- 13. when money is appropriated for projects that will bring in money specifically to a representative's district
- 14. caucus of conservative Republican HR members
- 16. dividing the seats in Congress according to state population
- 18. procedure to stop filibuster (time limit can be placed on how long the Senate can debate a bill)
- 19. 2 chambers in one body Congress (HR and Senate)
- 22. when passing laws is hard because they are not meeting the needs of the people
- 24. legislation passed by Congress that creates a program or changes already existing programs
- 27. depending on what the issue is, elected representatives will act as trustees or as delegate
- 29. a provision that is added to the bill, even if it does not have relevance to the bill
- 30. caucus of Democrats who are moderates and fiscally responsible
- 32. group of congressmen with similar interests. They discuss these issues and possibly how to fix it
- 33. person who is in office
- 34. changes to a bill made by committee members before it goes to the floor
- 35. legislative leader of the political party that is not the party with the most seats in the HR
Down
- 1. when district boundaries are rearranged so election results would come out different
- 3. can order someone to come to court and give evidence/statement
- 4. a strategy used to prevent the voting process of a bill by extending the debate
- 5. legislative leader of the political party that is the party with the most seats in the HR
- 8. when Congress watches over executive branch to make sure they are faithfully carrying out job
- 9. congressmen with 2 year terms, elections every 2 years
- 15. when congressmen agree to support each other’s bills
- 17. when two opposing parties compromise
- 20. member of the Senate who represents their state in Congress
- 21. where congressmen speak during a session. Bills get discussed on the floor
- 23. law that includes several topics (usually has no relevance to each other)
- 25. politician who lost political influence due to electoral defeat or statutory limitation
- 26. when a senator tells their floor leader that they do not want a bill to be considered on the floor
- 28. when elected representatives do what they want, not the constituents
- 31. congressmen with 6 year terms, staggered elections every 2 years