Chapter 5 Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 5. This system is used to determine committee appointments and is based on length of service
  2. 9. This is where a bill goes if the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill
  3. 14. Allows congress to stretch its powers
  4. 18. This house approves or rejects Presidential Appointments
  5. 19. Allows members of Congress to send job related mail for free
  6. 20. These are powers of congress that are listed in the constitution. Example: Coin Money or Declare War
  7. 22. The main criteria when outlining congressional districts
  8. 23. Handles the day to day leadership of the Senate
Down
  1. 1. This is where the impeachment process starts
  2. 2. These are powers of congress that are not listed in the constitution. Example: Institute a Draft
  3. 3. When the president rejects a bill
  4. 4. When a chairperson on a committee sets aside a bill or at the bottom of the pile, effectively killing the bill
  5. 6. This is a vote to end a filibuster by a 3/5 vote
  6. 7. If a president does this with the bill, it becomes law
  7. 8. A technique used to divide congressional districts to favor one political party over another
  8. 10. A person from a representatives district
  9. 11. When the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, the bill dies
  10. 12. This is the total number of members Minnesota sends to Congress
  11. 13. The president of the Senate
  12. 15. This is the first stop a bill goes to after being introduced by a member of congress
  13. 16. The most powerful person in the House of Representatives
  14. 17. Used by the Senate to kill a bill during the floor debate.
  15. 21. Done every 10 years to determine number of seats in the house each state gets