Legislative Branch

4. to the floor leaders, responsbile for monitoring votes.
6. who advocates a narrow interpretation of the Constitution's provisions.
8. charge brought against a public official by the lower house in a legislative body.
11. presiding officer of the House of Representatives, chosen by & from the majority party in the House.
12. that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body.
15. executive's power to reflect a bill passed by a legislature.
16. regular period of time during which a legislative body conducts business.
18. by legislative committees of the policies & programs of the executive branch.
20. tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote on it. Used by the Senate.
21. # of members who must be present for a legislative to conduct business.
23. unit such as the Senate whose seats are never all up for reelection a the same time.
25. presiding officer of the Senate. The Vice President of the United States.
26. proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law.
27. of political representation on the basis of population changes, usually after a census.
28. committee composed of members of both houses.
29. drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group.

1. persons represented by a legislator or other elected officeholder.
2. division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues.
3. who believes that the provisions of the Constitution, & in particular those granting power to govt., are to be construed in broad terms.
5. committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified subject matter area are referred.
7. veto,(2)Type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned.
9. committee created for a limited time & for some specific purpose.
10. joint committee created to reconcile any differences between the two houses' versions of a bill.
13. extraordinary session of a legislative body.
14. of seats in a legislative body among electoral districts.
17. power of a government to take private property for a public use.
19. unlikely to pass on its own merit, added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will "ride" through the legislative process.
22. the specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices.
24. member of the U.S Senate, chosen to preside in the absence of the President of the Senate.