TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIVITY BOOK House of Representatives Word Search RSCOMMI TTEERSCN HOUSE CHAMBER EGAVTRCL IMENJEH KVOLGIOWASSOORE AT I VRAS JOWS I NKO EOSTESOLREETOUE PMSOARUBKLNCONL SIVPITNEMDNEMAO DOATIPNOSIELOST L TYONELERUTEPH I JTNEUTITSNOCPVP NOI TALS IGELHOI A NCCDNA L KC I RTS L C JOHNSONIABEPELO J ACKSONFBVECEEL SESS I ONLBKUTFR I AMENDMENT BILL CAPITOL COMMITTEE CONSTITUENT DISTRICT ELECTION FAIL GOVERNOR HOUSE JACKSON JOHNSON LAW LEGISLATION MAJORITY NASHVILLE OPPOSE PASS REPRESENTATIVE RESOLUTION SESSION SPEAKER STRICKLAND TENNESSEE Entering the House Chamber VETO VOTE House Crossword Puzzle Across Down 3 The ___________ is the largest room in the 1 State Insect capitol, and is where representatives meet. 2 Former Tennessee governor and the 11th 7 An ___________ is made when one wishes to president of the United States. change a bill. 4 State Reptile 8 The Tennessee State Flag has ___________ 5 This Tennessean was the 7th President of the stars. United States. 9 If a bill passes the House, the Senate and is 6 Representatives present their bills from the signed by the Governor it becomes a ___________ , which is a large desk at ___________ . the front of the chamber. 10 State Tree 11 ___________ makes up the walls of the 15 The ___________ presides over House State Capitol sessions. 12 The official state wild animal. 16 Another word for a discussion about a bill. 18 This is the title for a person who represents 13 State Flower you in the house. 14 The speaker uses a ___________ to call 19 What one must win to become a the House to order. representative. 17 If a representative is in favor of a bill he or House Chamber 20 State Bird she would vote ___________ . HowHow AA billbill BecomesBecomes LawLaw A bill begins as an idea. These If the Governor vetoes the bill it can ideas come from ordinary only become law with a majority vote in citizens just like you. both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly. X Once the bill has been passed by both the House and the Senate in the same form, and has been signed by the Speaker of the House and the Speaker of Citizens can take their the Senate, it is ready for the signature ideas to their of the Governor. If the Governor signs State Legislator. the bill, or holds it for ten days, the bill becomes a law. Now the bill is heard on final consideration Your representative then has by the entire House. the idea written into a bill, and Representatives introduces it for his or her fellow debate and possibly legislators to consider. amend the bill. If at least 50 representatives vote for the bill, then it passes. The Speaker then refers the bill to a committee. The sponsor of the bill presents his or her bill to the committee for discussion. If a majority of the committee members approve the bill, it then moves forward for the consideration of the whole body. House Crossword Puzzle Solution House of Representatives Word Search Solution Capitol State Tennessee Across Down 3. House Chamber 1. Ladybug 7. Amendment 2. James K. Polk 8. three 4. Eastern Box Turtle 9. law 5. Andrew Jackson 10. Tulip Poplar 6. Well 15. Speaker of House 11. Limestone 16. Debate 12. Raccoon 18. Representative 13. Iris 19. Election 14. Gavel 20. Mockingbird 17. Aye Answer to origin of the name Tennessee: The name Tennessee came from a Cherokee village in the region that was called "Tanasie." unique geography, customs and history which combined give Tennessee its special heritage. special its Tennessee give combined which history and customs geography, unique Tennessee is geographically divided into three grand divisions. East, Middle and West Tennessee each offer offer each Tennessee West and Middle East, divisions. grand three into divided geographically is Tennessee Tennessee’s Three Grand Divisions Grand Three Tennessee’s Tennessee State Flag State Tennessee East Middle West sembly. The slogan was adopted in 1965 by the Tennessee General As- General Tennessee the by 1965 in adopted was slogan The “Tennessee–America at its Best” its at “Tennessee–America Tennessee State Slogan State Tennessee on the State Seal State the on The State motto was taken from the wording used used wording the from taken was motto State The “Agriculture and Commerce” and “Agriculture Tennessee State Motto State Tennessee Tennessee State Seal State Tennessee The Volunteer State Volunteer The.