Across
- 2. A law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority
- 3. a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
- 4. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
- 6. An official currently holding office
- 9. commerce term for transacting or transportation of products, services, or money across state borders
- 11. Process of dividing seats for the house among the states following the census
- 14. A legislative body with a single chamber
- 16. To manipulate boundaries to favor a person or party
- 17. the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
- 19. The formal display of disapproval
- 20. a judicially enforceable demand for records issued by a government authority which is authorized by some other provision of law to issue such process
Down
- 1. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president
- 4. A legislative body with two branches/chambers
- 5. a member of a constituency
- 7. an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature
- 8. to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question
- 10. leader the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
- 12. identifies bills and resolutions awaiting Senate floor actions.
- 13. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
- 15. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention
- 18. A meeting of a deliberative or judicial body to conduct its business