Across
- 5. A person attempting to influence government decisions on behalf of the group
- 7. the period of time during which Congress assembles and conducts business
- 9. to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
- 10. to change, alter
- 11. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue
- 13. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses
- 17. a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence the government.
- 21. rejection of a bill by the president
- 24. provide valuable informational services to Congress by investigating and reporting about specialized subjects
- 25. a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions
- 27. a proposed law
- 28. the order in which government officials replace the president of the United States if the president leaves office before an elected successor is inaugurated
- 29. an event held before an election at which members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, at which they will also vote to nominate a candidate; a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
- 31. is the number of members of a decision-making body
- 32. serve as spokespersons for their party's positions on issues
- 33. a proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds
- 34. A group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
- 35. a temporary, ad hoc panel composed of House and Senate conferees formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers
- 36. a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
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- 1. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
- 2. Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor
- 3. A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination
- 4. a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer
- 6. the House's presiding officer, party leader, and the institution's administrative head, among other duties
- 8. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
- 12. a two-chamber legislature
- 14. Formalized public speaking in which participants prepare and present speeches on opposite sides of an issue to determine which side has the stronger arguments
- 15. The process by which interest group members or lobbyists attempt to influence public policy through contacts with public officials
- 16. person currently in office
- 18. An agreement on the rules of debate for proposed legislation in the Senate that is approved by all the members. Filibuster. The use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill.
- 19. procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
- 20. the process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
- 22. only constitutional duty is to preside over the Senate
- 23. to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
- 26. a standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the house
- 30. a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues