Across
- 4. laws that find people guilty of a crime and sentence them to prison without trial
- 6. a tactic used to delay a vote on a bill and tie up the work of the senate
- 7. only way to end a filibuster and requires the votes of sixty members
- 9. a way for rules committee to kill a bill aside from delaying a vote
- 10. riders designed to bring federal money to a home state
Down
- 1. responsible for determining how long the bill will be debated, and whether to allow an open or closed rule for amending the bill
- 2. members of congress not only vote on laws but also help constituents in their dealings with the government
- 3. punish people for actions that occurred before the behavior was made criminal
- 5. Provisions within legislation that appropriate money to a specific project
- 8. whoever introduces the bill