Across
- 1. affects only chamber passing it, not signed by president
- 5. association where members of congress show advancement in political ideas in different interests
- 6. Kevin McCarthy is the new ____
- 8. a state where a single party wins by 55% or more
- 9. _____ districts are districts that don’t always go to a single party and could go Rep or Dem
- 10. exercise great power and call meetings and schedule hearings and calendars
- 13. one method of congressional ____ is using budget control
- 16. the rule where you need 60 votes to end filibuster in Senate
- 18. bill is referred to different committees
- 19. irrelevant information added to a piece of legislation
- 20. was passed in response to Vietnam War
- 22. members of Congress act as delegates or trustees depending on issue
- 26. reallocation of house seats after census
- 27. leader elected by party holding minority seats in House/Senate
- 30. legislative leader elected by party members with majority of the seats in the House/Senate.
- 31. large bills with extraneous topics
- 33. held by most senior member in Senate
- 36. _____ powers are about political powers granted to government that aren’t specifically stated in the Constitution
- 37. ____ means relative to the pending bill
- 40. permanent bodies that continue from 1 congress to next
- 41. case to do with racial gerrymandering
- 42. _____ keep close contact with members to keep them up to date on important votes
Down
- 2. ____ committee is formed for a specific purpose and limited time
- 3. ________ committee is formed to see different versions of the bill in both senate and house
- 4. speaker sends bill to second committee after a first one
- 6. says that we now can vote for senate
- 7. bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor
- 11. bill doesnt come to floor from until ____ is removed.
- 12. _____ committee includes members from both houses to figure out a major issue
- 14. ____ expresses position in both house and senate without signature from president
- 15. ____ is the min # who must be present for business to be worked in congress
- 17. ____ is named President of Senate
- 21. use of best judgement to make policy in the interest of people
- 23. legislation that is similar to a bill but applies to amendments and has to be signed by president
- 24. delaying action on a bill by using long speeches and unlimited debate
- 25. committee that regulates taxation and tariffs
- 27. add items to bills
- 28. members of Congress support bills that they wouldn’t vote in exchange for others votes on bills that matter to them.
- 29. happens when government is unable to pass new legislation because of two different parties controlling House and Senate
- 32. votes that reflect preference of constituents
- 34. Federally funded projects to bills passed through Congress
- 35. a bill with a lot of riders
- 38. _____ powers means that powers are granted to government in Article 1 S 8
- 39. founding fathers wanted a ____ legislature with different branches of government