Cross Word Words

Question 1

Number of members in the senate

Answer 1

100

Question 2

number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency

Answer 2

270

Question 3

large state plan

Answer 3

Virginia Plan

Question 4

Rule used to force floor consideration in the house

Answer 4

discharge

Question 5

free mailing privilege

Answer 5

franking

Question 6

procedure used to limit debate in the senate

Answer 6

cloture

Question 7

may only be called by the president

Answer 7

special session

Question 8

presides in the absence of the presiding officer in the senate

Answer 8

president plotem

Question 9

formal leader of the senate

Answer 9

president of the senate

Question 10

constitutional leader of the senate

Answer 10

vice president

Question 11

minimum number to conduct official business

Answer 11

Quorum

Question 12

used by states w/o districts

Answer 12

at large

Question 13

congressional trip

Answer 13

junket

Question 14

number of senators per state

Answer 14

two

Question 15

represents their partys agenda

Answer 15

floor leader

Question 16

approximate number of people in each congressional district

Answer 16

600,000

Question 17

a closed meeting

Answer 17

caucus

Question 18

called for equal reps in congress

Answer 18

new jersey plan

Question 19

to kill a bill in committee

Answer 19

pigeonhole

Question 20

2-house legislature

Answer 20

bicameral

Question 21

drawing legislative districts to favor a particular party

Answer 21

Gerrymandering

Question 22

Used to submit bills in the house

Answer 22

hopper

Question 23

number of members of the house

Answer 23

435

Question 24

the people represented by members of congress

Answer 24

constituents

Question 25

one-house legislature

Answer 25

unicameral

Question 26

committee used to iron out different versions of a bill

Answer 26

conterence

Question 27

used by the president to kill a bill

Answer 27

pocket veto

Question 28

formal charge

Answer 28

indictment

Question 29

the assistant to the floor leader

Answer 29

party whip

Question 30

used to “talk a bill to death”

Answer 30

filibuster

Question 31

a statistical count of the population

Answer 31

census

Question 32

common vote in the senate

Answer 32

two thirds

Question 33

to give up floor time in the senate

Answer 33

yield

Question 34

committee created to investigate a specific issue

Answer 34

select

Question 35

powers granted to congress

Answer 35

delegated

Question 36

leaders of the house of reps

Answer 36

speaker of the house

Question 37

the legislative branch of the us

Answer 37

congress

Question 38

the removal of an elected or appointed official

Answer 38

impeachment