Unit 2

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Across
  1. 3. Various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body
  2. 4. matter area are referred; see select committee.
  3. 8. committee Temporary joint committee created to reconcile and differences between the two houses’ versions of a bill.
  4. 13. Convention Convention of a major political party that nominates a candidate for presidency.
  5. 14. Veto Type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; when the
  6. 16. Convention Meeting at which a party’s delegates vote to pick their presidential and
Down
  1. 1. candidates.
  2. 2. who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
  3. 5. preventing a final vote; associated with the U.S. Senate; see cloture.
  4. 6. that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body.
  5. 7. Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) “I forbid”;
  6. 9. executive does not sign or reject a bill within the time allowed to do so; see veto.
  7. 10. College Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four
  8. 11. pocket veto.
  9. 12. Committee Permanent committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified
  10. 15. A proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration.