Across
- 1. The leader of the senate
- 4. A nickname of the Senate
- 8. A group of voters represented by someone
- 9. allows the senate to get on with other business while a filibuster is occurring
- 11. House of Representatives and the Senate
- 12. Permits some amendments but not others
- 16. A strategy of talking a bill to death
- 17. The leader of the house of representatives
- 19. A rule used by the Senate to end a debate.
- 21. to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it.
- 24. the group that consists of the minimum number of Representatives that need to be present
Down
- 2. Permits amendments from the floor
- 3. a procedure where the full House or Senate can get a bill that is stalled in committee out and onto the floor.
- 5. Already having the position you are running for
- 6. A lawmaking body made up of two parts
- 7. When the winner gets less than 55% of the vote.
- 8. A bill that has a lot of riders
- 10. Bills directing how money should be spent
- 13. when the winner gets more than 55% of the vote.
- 14. A calling of roll in either house of Congress to see whether the number of representatives in attendance meets the minimum number required to conduct official business
- 15. When the committee does they make revisions and additions to a bill
- 18. powerful house committee where tax bills and spending bills are sent
- 20. Sets a strict on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor, or forbids amendments except those offered by the sponsoring committee
- 22. a provision added to a piece of legislation that is not germane to the bill's purpose
- 23. must be relevant