Across
- 1. election at which voters make a final selection of
- 5. years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
- 6. Various tactics (usually long speeches) aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body
- 10. candidates
- 12. two houses
- 13. Permanent committee in a legislative body to which bills in a specified
- 14. Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature.
- 15. Temporary joint committee created to reconcile differences between
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- 2. Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every
- 3. executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; when
- 4. meeting which a party’s delegates vote to pick their presidential and
- 7. preventing a final vote; associated with the U.S. Senate.
- 8. chief executive does not sign or reject a bill
- 9. law presented to a legislative body for consideration.
- 11. Procedure that may be used to limit or end floor debate in a legislative body.
- 13. matter area is referred.
