American Government

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Across
  1. 1. One of Colorado's Senators, elected in 2020
  2. 4. One of Colorado's Senators, re-elected in 2022
  3. 5. The current minority leader in the Senate (hint: he's a Republican)
  4. 8. The Senate's job to acquit or convict a federal official
  5. 11. Groups Promotes policies based on a set of core political or religious beliefs (type of interest group)
  6. 12. Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers (type of interest group)
  7. 14. Your Representative here in CD-5
  8. 16. Breaks ties in the Senate
  9. 18. Oversees impeachment trials in the senate (usually)
  10. 22. An agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills
  11. 27. Senate non-legislative power to confirm or deny executive appointments
  12. 28. When Congress passes laws to appropriate money for local federal projects
  13. 31. This type of committee is permanent and considers bills and other legislation
  14. 34. The work a lawmaker does to help constituents with problems
  15. 35. The upper house of Congress, representation is equal (100 total)
  16. 36. Powers granted to the federal government that aren't stated in the constitution
  17. 38. Implied power where a committee conducts investigations into government wrongdoing
  18. 40. Smaller committees within standing committees
  19. 42. Includes members of both the House and Senate to debate on matters concerning Congrees
  20. 43. The current majority leader in the Senate (hint: he's a Democrat)
  21. 45. Powers that are shared between the federal and state governments
Down
  1. 2. The current House Minority Leader (hint: he's a Democrat)
  2. 3. The majority of those present agree to an idea
  3. 6. The 2024 Democratic nominee for president (last name only)
  4. 7. Promotes the economic interest of their members in business, labor, and trade organizations (type of interest group)
  5. 9. Focuses on topics that affect the general public (type of interest group)
  6. 10. The date of this year's presidential election
  7. 13. A temporary committee made up of both houses to settle differences in legislation
  8. 15. Temporary committees created with a timeline to create a specific task
  9. 17. An attempt to delay or block a vote on a piece of legislation or a confirmation by talking for long periods of time
  10. 19. The President of the United States
  11. 20. The 2024 Republican nominee for vice president (last name only)
  12. 21. Any of the people who live within an area represented by a government official
  13. 23. The 2024 Republican nominee for president (last name only)
  14. 24. Sometimes called simple absolute, this type of vote needs 50+1 to pass
  15. 25. Another name for enumerated powers, these are powers specifically given to the federal government
  16. 26. Federal agencies spend billions of dollars to carry out hundreds of government projects and are competed for by lawmakers
  17. 29. The 2024 Democrat nominee for vice president (last name only)
  18. 30. This group of people can draft bills
  19. 32. The House's job to formally charge a government official with wrong doing
  20. 33. The Vice President of the United States
  21. 37. The current Speaker of the House
  22. 39. Focuses on one narrow topic, such as immigration or drunk driving (type of interest group)
  23. 41. Generally a 2/3s majority but can be any specified level of support over half
  24. 44. The lower house of Congress, representation by population (435 total)