(Chapter 12, Sections 1, 2 pp. 320-333)
Across
2. Type of committee that is permanent where bills are first sent to be reviewed
3. Leader and most powerful person in the House of Representatives
10. Date that a new session in Congress begins
11. A temporary committee made up of both chambers to find a compromise on a bill
13. The committee in the House of Representatives that decides which bills will come back to the floor to be debated on
14. The number of standing committees in the Senate
15. Leader of the Senate when the Vice-President is absent
16. Speech given by the President reporting how he/she feels the country is doing

Down
1. Leader of the Senate
4. Says that those in Congress the longest get the more important positions
5. A committee made up of members of both chambers
6. Leaders for each party
7. The number of Joint Committees
8. Assistant floor leader who checks to see what party members will or will not vote for a bill
9. Meeting where party leadership and committee membership is decided
11. The leader of a standing committee
12. The number of Standing Committees in the House of Representatives