Across
- 2. bill that includes numerous, unrelated issues loaded into the same legislation
- 5. government program, such as Social Security, that requires the government to provide specified benefits to persons who qualify
- 8. shaping of congressional districts for partisan political purposes
- 9. group composed of members from a standing committee who examine bills or handle certain tasks related to a bill
- 15. a spending provision inserted into a bill that applies to a small number of constituents
- 17. congressional action of determining how many dollars the government will actually spend in a given year on each particular government activity
- 18. permanent group established in the House or Senate to consider bills that fall within a particular subject area
- 20. regularly scheduled election in which all voters choose who will represent them in a public office
- 21. preliminary election to choose each party’s final candidate for public office
- 22. congressional action that involves specifying the legal basis for government spending
- 23. the two-year period of time during which a particular Congress meets
- 24. powers a national government must have by virtue of being a government
- 25. the voters a member of Congress represents
Down
- 1. powers indirectly expressed, or implied, by the Constitution
- 3. the period of time in a congressional term during which Congress meets
- 4. political party that has the majority of members in a legislative body
- 6. clause in section 8, Article I of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states
- 7. process of distributing House seats among the states based on their respective populations
- 10. party in a legislature with fewer members than the opposing party
- 11. procedure for closing debate and forcing a vote
- 12. process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional or legislative districts
- 13. an alternative name for the “necessary and proper” clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution because it gives elasticity to the powers of Congress
- 14. authority to interpret and apply the law
- 16. use of extended debate to delay or block legislation
- 19. powers specifically assigned to various branches of government in the Constitution