Across
- 2. Unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so it will "ride" through the legislative process
- 3. contacting lawmakers or other gob. leaders to influence government policy on behalf of organizations or businesses
- 4. during a senate debate a senator or small group of senators discuss in an effort to block the passage of a bill
- 7. list of bills that are up for consideration
- 8. Knowingly giving false evidence with intent to mislead also known as lying under oath
- 10. a procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body by limiting the time a member is allowed to speak about one bill
- 15. The chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by the legislature
- 17. A command in the form of written process requiring a witness to come to court to testify; short for subpoena ad testificandum
- 18. A vote in Congress to override a presidential decision
- 21. a meeting of party members to choose party officials or nominees for elective office
- 23. the fundraising apparatus of interest groups that are forbidden to donate by law
- 25. a resolution that requires action by one legislative chamber only and is not acted on by the governor
- 26. a legislative body with two houses or chambers; congress consisting of the senate and the house, is an example of this type of leg
- 27. people that vote for politicians to help run the government in their specific state
- 30. A way that a bill is defeated without the president actually vetoing it
- 32. the vote by a legislative party to disapprove of a member's actions
- 33. both house of representatives and senate members serve
- 34. permanent; deals with particular issues
- 35. a proposed law that will be debated and voted on by the legislature
- 37. a legislative body with a single chamber or house, and members of the legislature belong to only one of those chambers and have a right to participate only in their chamber's proceedings
- 38. Willful obstruction of justice
- 39. the practice of drawing legislative district boundaries in such a way that it creates a political advantage for a particular party
Down
- 1. the money that congress appropriates for a federal project in a member's home district; the project may or may not be worthwhile and or necessary
- 5. trading that takes place between two states or between several states in the United States
- 6. a congressional committee kills a bill by refusing to take action on it or pass it on to the full senate or house; most bills are killed by the committee chairperson
- 9. An individual who holds a political office; such a person often has the advantage when running for reelection because of name recognition, correspondence with constituents experience and political success
- 11. the floor manager of the majority political party in a lawmaking body such as the senate or house of rep
- 12. a legislator who tires to line up support from other members of their party for or against a particular bill
- 13. (special) committees for investigation (temporary)
- 14. the periodic redrawing of a states electoral districts so that all districts will be reasonably equal in population
- 16. at a time when congress has adjourned or is in recess, the president can call for an emergency meeting of the senators and representatives
- 17. A permanent committee that considers certain topics
- 19. the member of the United States Senate, or of the upper house of a State's legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate
- 20. a practice wherein two or more members of a legislature agree in advance to vote for each other's bills
- 22. a proposed law to authorize spending money for a particular purpose
- 24. temporary committees that work out the differences between two bills (senate/house of representatives)
- 28. allocation of government revenue (Tax) to the various Government departments
- 29. an accusation of misconduct in office against a public official
- 31. an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to how much they earn and how much they spend
- 36. A majority of the full membership of the House or Senate who must be present to conduct business