Legislative Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. a meeting
  2. 5. the act of deliberately telling lies in a court
  3. 7. subdivision of a committee organized for a specific purpose
  4. 9. list of bills eligible for floor consideration
  5. 11. veto a resolution by a legislative body that invalidates an action by the executive branch.
  6. 15. a writ ordering a person to attend a court
  7. 17. the holder of an office
  8. 18. committees committee with members from more than one organization.
  9. 22. a type of legislature that is divided into two branches
  10. 24. manipulation in an electoral district
  11. 27. legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
  12. 28. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal
  13. 29. veto indirect veto
  14. 30. pro tempore officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the vice president
  15. 31. political action committee
  16. 32. a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories
  17. 36. budget money for national public goods
  18. 38. of the whole committee of the House
Down
  1. 1. the distribution of representatives in each states according to their population recently
  2. 2. political debate
  3. 4. a meeting of supporters of members of a political party
  4. 6. barrel legislation the use of federal funds to gain advantage to a representative’s district
  5. 8. nongermane amendment to a bill or an amendment to an appropriation bill that changes the permanent law governing a program funded by the bill
  6. 9. a strong disapproval
  7. 10. resolution a legislative measure passed by only either the Senate or the House.
  8. 12. a type of legislature that works in a single unit
  9. 13. citizens
  10. 14. a draft of a proposed law
  11. 15. committees permanent legislative panels
  12. 16. leader the head of the majority party in a legislative body
  13. 19. seek to influence on an issue
  14. 20. a procedure for ending a debate and start a vote
  15. 21. the minimum number of members required to hold a meeting
  16. 23. disciple enforcer in a legislature
  17. 25. bill legislation to appropriate federal funds to specific federal government departments
  18. 26. charge to fund government’s spending
  19. 33. commerce transportation across state borders
  20. 34. legislative compromise
  21. 35. an act of disobedience of disrespectful behavior towards the judicial branch
  22. 37. committees special committees appointed to perform a special function