Across
- 2. Two legislative houses or chambers
- 6. To stall a legislature from passing a bill in the senate
- 10. One of two houses in Congress that has 2 representatives of a state
- 14. A situation when no member objects to a proposal
- 16. Its a closer race between the incumbent and the new candidate
- 18. When a senator informs a floor leader when he/she wishes a bill to be considered
- 19. the current holder of an office or position
- 22. Schedules consideration of floor resolutions
- 23. the U.S congress that has specific duty's.
- 24. Count of the population of the states to determine how many representatives they need
- 25. A group of citizens that have the power to elect a representative
- 26. The amendment that gave rights to African Americans
Down
- 1. When a committee has had a bill for 30 days, any member of the house can request it to be brought to the floor. If the majority of the members agree then the bill is taken away from the committee
- 3. When the whole house has too debate on a bill
- 4. This is a process where the state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrite proposed legislation
- 5. A legislative sub-organization
- 7. The committee that has jurisdiction over all taxation
- 8. The house of representatives operating as a committee where every member of the house is serving
- 9. When the incumbent candidate wins by 55 % or more
- 11. A call of the roll to establish whether a quorum is present
- 12. When a committee decides to take a measure on something
- 13. What allowed the direct election of senators
- 15. The first step of a bill being shown to congress
- 17. Stopping a debate in the senate by a vote of 60 people
- 20. A proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature and can later become a law
- 21. One of two houses in congress that has a proportional amount of representatives per state due to their population