Civic Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• party: political organization that shares the same beliefs and tries to win elections.
• branch: part of a large, complex organization.
• cabinet: people in a government who are chosen to advise the leader.
• floor: area where a particular activity happens, as in the floor of the house or senate chambers.
• chair: someone who controls and directs a meeting.
• house: one of the groups of elected representatives who make a state or country’s laws.
• bill: a proposed law.
• speaker: leader of house of representatives, controlling the flow of legislation and assigning members’ committee assignments.
• lobby: to try to influence government officials to make decisions a certain way.
• substitute: an amended bill which replaces the original bill.
• page: person who works for legislators during a session to help things run smoothly: messengers, door guards, drivers.
• execute: to implement a law.
• seal: an emblem or design used as an official mark or stamp belonging exclusively to the user, such as to a state.
• brief: statement laying out arguments before a court.