The Congressional Crossword Committee

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Across
  1. 1. number of members in the senate
  2. 3. synonym for majority vote
  3. 5. term length(in years) that a senator is in office
  4. 6. necessary and ______
  5. 8. temporary congressional committee, meant to complete a task
  6. 10. type of committee in congress that is permanent
  7. 12. committee that attempts to settle difference bewteen senate and house in order to pass a bill
  8. 13. government official representative of the people
  9. 15. number of representatives in the house
  10. 16. stalling tactic on congress; avoid a vote!
Down
  1. 2. forces a bill onto the floor and out of committees
  2. 4. addition to a bill/law that is unrealted to the original bill/law
  3. 7. amendment that allows citizens to vote for senators
  4. 9. legislation relating to congress itself
  5. 11. a closed meeting of each party's members in each house
  6. 12. known as the filibuster "buster"
  7. 14. role of the vice president in the senate