Across
- 3. Legislative measure passed by either the Senate or the House that the
- 8. a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party
- 9. a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the ten-day
- 12. does not see
- 13. the person who is in position already
- 14. The minimum number of members of an organization who must be present in order for
- 15. a political party’s enforcers who make sure everyone in the party votes the same way
- 17. Transportation of products, services, or money across state borders
- 20. debatable question
- 24. political belief
- 26. a person who lives in their home district
- 28. policy areas, like foriegn affairs or agriculture
- 29. annual series of meetings of a Congress
- 35. A power the president has to refuse the approval of a bill or joint resolution so it may not
- 36. A Senate member who sits in the chamber if the vice president is absent.
- 37. into law
- 38. practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies
- 39. A list of bills eligible for floor consideration, but are not guaranteed to get there
- 41. Specific committee to deal with special or select issues
- 42. meeting to be legal or official.
- 44. The bill cannot go back to Congress since it is no longer in session.
- 45. to bring money to a representative's district
- 46. A person making an apolitical or barely political comment is assumed to have a
- 48. value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government.
- 49. bill that sets money aside for specific spending
- 50. politician's support
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- 1. The budget of a country
- 2. The offense of disobeying court or violating orders of a court
- 4. Allows a congressional solution to stop a rule or other action taken by an
- 5. leader the person who has the most power to make a decision
- 6. When a person is designated to appear in court under a penalty
- 7. A way to remove officers from office
- 10. with bills that are passed by both houses
- 11. having two branches or chambers
- 12. barrel legislation- Appropriation of government spending for localized projects done
- 16. An additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a
- 18. agency
- 19. An amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income,
- 21. A permanent committee of legislators from the House or Senate that deal with
- 22. Smaller versions of standing committees
- 23. it does not remove a senator from office, but is a formal statement of disapproval
- 25. An action designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or
- 27. having a singular branch or chamber
- 28. A way of ending debate and securing an immediate vote on a measure
- 30. both care about like economic policy
- 31. When politicians trade support for one issue or piece of legislation in exchange for
- 32. Voluntary violation of an oath or vow
- 33. A permanent committee of legislators from the House and Senate that handles
- 34. A temporary committee of legislators from House and Senate made to fix
- 40. redistribution of representation in a legislative body
- 43. Influencing or attempting to influence legislative action or nonaction PAC's Political Action Committee
- 47. A legislative proposal before congress