Across
- 2. with the majority, but for different reasons
- 8. who express a minority viewpoint in a case.
- 9. penalty is monetary.
- 11. tradition in which the President consults with the senators within a state in which an appointment is to be made.
- 14. wasteful congressional spending, e.g., funding for a Lawrence Welk museum in North Dakota.
- 15. the executive branch of government.
- 16. the permanent congressional committees that handle legislation.
- 18. authority of a court to first hear a case.
- 21. an agreement between the President
- 23. written by a Supreme Court Justice who
- 26. complex rules and procedures required by bureaucratic agencies.
- 28. nonstop Senate debate that prevents a bill from coming to a vote.
- 29. philosophy that the courts should take an active role in solving problems.
- 33. departments, agencies, bureaus and commissions
- 35. elimination of federal regulations on private companies
- 37. when two members of Congress agree to vote for each others bill.
- 38. congressional committee that
- 40. reallocations of House seats to the states on the basis of changes in state populations, as determined by the
- 41. presidential rule or regulation that has the force of law.
- 42. authority of a court to hear an appeal from a lower court
- 43. Latin for "let the decision stand." Supreme Court policy following precedent in deciding cases.
- 44. redrawing district lines to favor one party at the expense of the other.
- 45. system of hiring federal workers based upon competitive exams.
Down
- 1. works out a compromise between
- 3. the federal government's practice of spending more money annually than it takes in as revenue
- 4. with federal spending
- 5. philosophy that the courts should defer to elected lawmakers in setting policy, and should instead focus on interpreting law rather than making law.
- 6. money that Congress has allocated to be spent.
- 7. ongoing process of congressional
- 10. the Supreme Court will hear a case if four Justices agree to do so
- 12. Rules Committee rule that bans amendments to a bill.
- 13. issued by the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records of a case so that it can be reviewed by the higher court.
- 14. free.
- 17. written by a Supreme Court Justice (or
- 19. the "traffic cop" of the House that sets the legislative calendar and issues rules for debate on a bill.
- 20. the privilege of a President and his staff to withhold their conversations from Congress or the Courts if national security issues are involved
- 22. Senate motion to end a filibuster that requires a 3⁄5 vote.
- 23. concerns non-criminal disputes between private
- 24. House-Senate versions of a bill.
- 25. personal work done by a member of Congress for his constituents
- 27. a motion to force a bill to the House floor that has been bottled up in a committee.
- 30. House committee that handles tax bills.
- 31. allows members of Congress to send mail
- 32. redrawing of congressional district boundaries by the party in power of the state legislature
- 34. Senate maneuver that allows a Senator to stop or delay consideration of a bill or presidential appointment.
- 36. another head of state that, unlike a treaty, does not require Senate consent.
- 39. of the executive branch to ensure that the latter complies with the law.