Across
- 3. Article of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch
- 4. Trading of votes. (You vote for my bill, and I'll vote for yours.)
- 7. The formal end to a filibuster, requires 60 votes
- 11. Redrawing congressional lines to reflect shifts in population.
- 12. Permanent subject matter committee. ex: agriculture, defense, education, etc.
- 13. Baker v. ____: courts ruled that the populations of congressional districts must be approximately equal
- 15. Voting model that says an elected represent should represent the opinions of his or her constituents
- 17. When a Senator debates over a proposed piece of legislation indefinitely to delay or entirely prevent a vote on the proposal
- 18. ___ v. Reno: Ruled that although district plans may take racial considerations into account, race cannot be the main factor in drawing districts
Down
- 1. a bill that sets money aside for specific spending
- 2. Voting model that says legislators should follow their own judgment unless their constituents care a lot about that issue
- 5. ___ Committee: Reconciles differences between House bill and Senate bill on same topic
- 6. Process of allotting congressional seats to each state following the census according to their percentage of the population
- 8. ____ legislation are federally-funded local projects that benefit one specific district
- 9. A constitutionally required count of population for the purposes of assessing representation every 10 years
- 10. holding the political office for which one is running
- 14. ____ Committee: House committee that schedules and manages the flow of legislation on the floor
- 16. President Pro ___: Day-to-day leader of the Senate; the longest serving member of the majority party