BILL TO LAW
For the first reading, the representative or senator gives the bill to the person in this post
Clerk
Your legs,
your T's,
the Rubicon
Things you cross
In Italian minestrina is a thin soup; this related word describes a thick vegetable soup
Minestrone
Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte was just 18 when she gave birth to him in 1769
Napoleon
"One a penny, two a penny", these buns are traditionally served on Good Friday
Hot Cross Buns
After the first reading, the bill is sent to one of these that may table it
Committee
The sun,
kids with measles,
Dalmatians
Spotted things
The Mexican soup menudo, like the "hair of the dog", is supposedly a cure for this condition
Hangover
This king of Aragon was so consummate a politician he was a model for Machiavelli's "The Prince"
Ferdinand
This Scottish quick bread may be named for the Stone of Destiny on which Scottish kings were crowned
Scone
On the third reading, the bill is put either to a voice vote or this alphabetical vote
Roll call
A player at bat,
your dog,
the plank
Things you walk
The lamb lies down with the barley in the "Scotch" type of this liquid food
broth
This suffragist from Adams, Mass. was an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society from 1856 to 1861
Susan B. Anthony
Poppin' Fresh first advertised this company's crescent rolls in 1965
Pillsbury
This fraction of the House needs to vote yes to overturn a presidential veto
2/3
A sword,
a bitter pill,
your words
Things you swallow
We'll take the "risque" that you can name this creamy French soup usually made with seafood
Bisque
Elected governor of Oaxaca in 1847, by the end of the 1850s he was the provisional president of Mexico
Benito Juárez
On "Ally McBeal", John Cage is nicknamed this, a Southern roll often made with buttermilk
Biscuit
If Congress adjourns, a president can veto a bill by not signing it within this many days (Sundays excluded)
10
Trout,
loose change in your pockets,
compliments
Things you fish for
Sopa de frijol negro translates as this traditional Cuban fare
Black bean soup
In 1791 John Rutledge left the U.S. Supreme Court to be chief justice of this feisty Southern state, his home
South Carolina
This bun named for a London neighborhood resembles the American cinnamon roll
Chelsea bun