Across
- 3. 2 legislative houses
- 4. an action taken by congress to reverse a presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber
- 9. committes within a committee with specific expertise
- 10. addition to bill not really connected to bill
- 12. duty to vote according to their own conscience and view of what is best for the district, state or union
- 17. the determination of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S.
- 19. 3/5 required to end a filibuster & limit time to 30 minutes
- 20. Committees committes with house & senate members to create a compromise bill to be signed by each chamber
- 22. someone who already holds the office they are running for
- 23. assembly nc legislature
- 25. the people a member of congress represents
- 26. Committees committes that include both house & senate members
- 27. groups within congress that investigate, debate & report on issues
Down
- 1. house of the u.s legislative branch that is most defined by its equal votes
- 2. manipulating district boundaries to favor one or more groups of voters and/or some candidates over others
- 5. the president says no to a bill
- 6. house of the U.S. legislative branch that is most defined by it's population based votes
- 7. territorial areas partitioned on a map designating areas of representation by a legislative body
- 8. senate the lower house of the bicameral nc general assembly with 120 members
- 11. permanent groups in congress
- 13. the result of a debate among delegates that decided how much representation each state should have in Congress
- 14. speaking a long time to delay vote
- 15. duty to represent "the folks back home" and vote based on the will of their constituents
- 16. taxes and government spending
- 18. of the Union the presidents annual statement to congress and the nation
- 21. house the upper house of the bicameral nc general assembly with 50 members
- 24. process of redrawing the districts boundaries to reflect the results of the reapportioning process as well as the results of the census