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  1. 3. Congress can ________ the President (bring formal charges or accusations against him/her for wrongdoings) as part of the checks and balances system.
  2. 6. If the President vetoes a bill, Congress can still _________ the veto with a 2/3 majority.
  3. 7. This is the most common profession for a member of Congress (prior to being in Congress)
  4. 11. When a Senator speaks for a long time in order to try to 'kill' a bill on the floor.
  5. 13. The ____________ Leader is the most powerful position in the Senate.
  6. 16. Members of the Senate must approve, or _________, President's appointees for federal courts, the Cabinet, etc.
  7. 18. This state has the highest number of reps. in the House
  8. 19. Process of state legislatures redrawing the Congressional district lines after every census; often leads to “gerrymandering”
  9. 22. House Ways and _______ Committee – very powerful and writes nation's tax laws.
  10. 23. All bills dealing with this (taxing and spending bills) must be introduced in the House of Reps.
  11. 24. Vote taken to end a filibuster (end debate) in the Senate; takes a 3/5 majority
  12. 25. A person must be at least this old to serve in the Senate.
  13. 26. Congressional chairmen can call for these to be held in which people are called to speak before the committee with advice, testimony, etc.
  14. 29. Members of Congress must please these people (the people they represent) in order to be reelected.
  15. 30. Most powerful leader in the House of Representatives.
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  1. 1. Powerful House Committee that determines when and how a bill will be debated on the House floor ('traffic cop')
  2. 2. Word that means 'two-house' legislature.
  3. 4. Joint committee of House and Senate members who work out differences in a bill
  4. 5. These 'special' committees are usually temporary and often investigate an issue (like Watergate)
  5. 8. Technically only Congress, not the President, has the power to declare...
  6. 9. Term for manipulating the lines of legislative districts to intentionally maximize one party's electoral advantage
  7. 10. The current U.S. Senators from Georgia include Jon Ossoff and Raphael _____________.
  8. 12. Assistants to the party leaders who work to keep the party together and 'count votes'
  9. 14. An elected official who is already in office and seeking reelection
  10. 15. The Vice President serves as __________ of the Senate.
  11. 17. ___________ v. Maryland – Sup. Ct. ruled Congress has broad powers and can create a national bank
  12. 20. Most of the work of the House and Senate is broken up into __________ and subcommittees.
  13. 21. Considered the more prestigious chamber of Congress with only 100 members.
  14. 25. One term of Congress lasts this many years.
  15. 27. Name for the permanent committees in Congress that continue from one Congress to the next.
  16. 28. The Senate must approve _____________ (foreign agreements) negotiated by the president by a 2/3 majority vote