Across
- 3. The committee that has the power to move a bill and add rules for debate on the bill
- 4. who assigns bills to committees in the Senate
- 5. What ends a filibuster
- 7. When someone, during a speech, talks for a long time to delay or prevent a bill from passing legislation in the Senate
- 9. A number of votes greater than a simple majority
- 11. A bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone
- 12. when two opposing groups agree to vote for each other
- 13. Who is chosen on the first day of a new Congress
Down
- 1. A high school junior who works as a messanger and errand runner in the house or senate
- 2. what power does the Majority Party and speaker have during debates
- 6. A method of voting in which members register their votes individually either by voice in the Senate and electronically in the House
- 8. An amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
- 10. How long is a general debate in the House