Chapter 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Power that Congress has to regulate things that cross state lines
  2. 6. The powers granted to Congress by Article I of the Constitution
  3. 8. When both houses of Congress vote by two-thirds majority to enact a law after a presidential veto
  4. 9. A bill that authorizes the spending of money from the United States Treasury
  5. 10. When the president disapproves a bill, in which case the bill does not become law unless overridden by the Congress
  6. 11. When the Congress adjourns within 10 days of presenting the president with a bill and the president has not signed the bill in that time period
  7. 12. Part of the Bill of Rights that states that all powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people
  8. 13. A law that gives authority to the president to cancel individual spending
Down
  1. 1. The principle that a state is represented in the House of Representatives by a number of representatives that reflect the population of the state
  2. 2. The agreement whereby each state would be represented by two senators while proportional representation based upon population would be the rule in the House of Representatives
  3. 3. Requirement that bills passed by Congress be presented to the president for his signature
  4. 5. Known as the elastic clause because it has the effect of increasing the powers of Congress beyond those powers listed in Article I of the Constitution
  5. 7. The Article of the Constitution that created Congress