Across
- 2. a standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be amended,debated and considered by the house
- 6. to change by adding, subtracting, or substituting
- 13. a meeting or session of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions
- 16. a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
- 19. a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer
- 20. committee a group that can be either temporary or permanently, made of up members from the House and Senate
- 21. an attempt for the minority of senators to "talk a bill to death"
- 22. a person who is employed and receives payment, or who contracts for economic consideration
- 25. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
- 26. session the annual series of meetings of a congress
- 28. the leader of the majority party in The House of Representatives
- 30. a registered voter
- 34. a procedure for ending a debate & taking a vote
- 35. formal expression of congressional opinion that must be approved by both houses of congress and by the president
- 36. a government official who currently holds office
- 37. temporary joint committee created to settle differences in versio
Down
- 1. minimum number of numbers present to do business in congress
- 3. permanent committees established under the standing rules of the Senate and specialize in the consideration of particular subject areas
- 4. practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party and unfair advantage
- 5. regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides
- 7. of a bill passed by each house of Congress
- 8. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
- 9. assistant floor leaders
- 10. and official reprimand
- 11. process by which congressional districts are redrawn and seats are redistributed among states in the House
- 12. the floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of congress
- 14. proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds
- 15. a tactic by which Senator asks to be informed before a particular bill is brought to the floor
- 17. when one state ceases to exist or loses control over part of its territory
- 18. an agreement on the rules of debate for proposed legislation in the senate, approved by all members
- 23. a temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose
- 24. next in rank to a president
- 27. any attempt by individuals or private interest groups to influence the decisions of government
- 29. process of redrawing the districts within a jurisdiction to reflect the results of the reapportioning process as well as results from the census
- 31. power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law
- 32. legislature the practice of having two houses of parliament
- 33. organization of people who share common political interests and aim to influence public policy by electioneering and lobbying