Across
- 1. a committee that determines when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the House floor, how long it will last, and if amendments are allowed on the floor
- 3. a motion filed by a member in congress to move a bill out of committee and onto the floor of the House for a vote
- 5. Tactic where a senator may use the right of unlimited debate to delay a motion or postpone action on a piece of legislation
- 8. all members of the House and meets in House chamber but is governed by different rules
- 10. efforts by congress to ensure that the executive branch and anything under it are acting legally and in accordance with congressional goals
Down
- 2. an agreement in the senate that sets the terms for consideration of a bill
- 4. procedure through which senators can end a filibuster and proceed to action
- 6. the power a president has to reject a bill passed by congress and send it back to congress
- 7. trading of votes on legislation by members of congress to get their earmarks passed into legislation
- 9. a delay placed on legislation by a senator who objects a bill