Across
- 3. annual series of meetings
- 5. when intentionally giving false or misleading information when called to testify under oath
- 7. a committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it.
- 9. list of bills eligible for floor consideration
- 11. veto rejection of a presidential or administrative action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress without the consent of the president.
- 15. administrative summons, judicially enforceable demand for records issued by a government authority
- 17. government official currently holding office
- 18. committees a committee whose members are from two or more different organizations, or from both chambers of a bicameral legislative body
- 22. containing two branches or houses
- 24. drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit party, group, incumbent
- 27. house of representatives formally charges elected official that commits crime or does something else bad
- 28. rejection of bill pasted by congress
- 29. veto formal decision to reject bill passed by congress after it adjourns
- 30. pro tempore temporary presiding officer of the senate in the vice presidents absence
- 31. political action committees; a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns.
- 32. set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it.
- 36. budget government statement of predicted tax revenues and expenditures
- 38. of the whole committee of the people on the floor of the House in which all revenue and most other bills are discussed. closed rule
Down
- 1. redistribution of seats in house of representatives based on population
- 2. senate tradition of unlimited debate, loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, etc
- 4. meeting of local members of a political party where they register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- 6. barrel legislation legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return
- 8. Unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will "ride" through the legislative process.
- 9. formal condemnation and/or disapproval; public reprimanding of politician or politcal party
- 10. resolution expression of opinion either in the House or Senate to settle procedural matters in either body
- 12. one house or single chamber legislature
- 13. a persons represented by legislator or other elected politician
- 14. proposed law that requires both houses approval to pass which the president can sign off on or veto
- 15. committees permanent panels identified as such in chamber rules
- 16. leader legislative position in the house of representatives, elected by majority party to act as their spokesperson and foster cohesion
- 19. interest group organized to influence government decisions, especially legislation. To lobby is to attempt to influence such decisions
- 20. senate procedure that limits further consideration of a pending proposal to thirty hours in order to end a filibuster
- 21. the minimum number of legislators of deliberate assembly that is necessary for them to work
- 23. member of Congress who aids the majority or minority leader
- 25. bill the passage, by Congress, of a spending bill specifying the amount of authorized funds that actually will be allocated for an agency's use.
- 26. portion of income that goes towards state, national government
- 33. commerce general term for transportation and transactions across the state borders
- 34. An arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills.
- 35. willful disobedience or open disrespect of the orders,
- 37. committees a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.