Chapter 12 - Congress Crossword

Those already holding office. Usually win congressional elections.
Activities of members of congress that help constituents as individuals
The mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions available in a congressional district 
a legislature divided into two houses
an institution unique to the House of Representatives that reviews all bills coming from a House Committee before they go to the full house
a strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislature try to talk it to death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate.
an office mandated by the Constitution. Is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers.
the principle partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party’s manager in the Senate.
party leaders who work with the majority leader or the minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on wavers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party.
the principle leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate.
separate subject matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms.
congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose
Congress’s monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings
the most important influencers of the congressional agenda.
a simple rule for picking committee chairs
a group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic.
a proposed law
the ratio between bills passed and the agenda of the legislature decreases.
a group of people appointed for a specific function