Government vocabulary quiz Unit 2 Crossword
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
 
 
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Down: 1) Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.2)  The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts.3) The presiding officer in the House of Representatives, formally elected by the House but actually selected by the majority party.6) A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation.7) A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for 10 days, the bill does not become law and does not return to Congress for possible override.8) The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition.9) Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.10) A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.13) A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.16) The current holder of the elected office.17) The residents of a congressional district or state.20)  The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.21) An official who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of legislator.23) An action taken by Congress to reverse the presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber Across: 4) Petition that, if signed by majority of the House of Representatives’ members, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.5) Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president.11) The legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line12) Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.14) The principle of a two-house legislature.15) A permanent committee established in a legislature, Usually focusing on a policy area. 18) A provision attached to a bill, to which it may or may not be related, in order to secure its passage or defeat.19) A legislative practice that assigns the chair of the committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee.22) Those citizens who follow public affairs closely.24) A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.25) The powers expressly given to Congress in the Constitution. 26) The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
 

 

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