Civics Congress Review
Across
- 1. House of Congress that has two seats per state
- 8. Senator who makes sure his party members are present and organized for votes
- 9. House of Congress whose seats are based on population
- 10. Party with fewer members at the moment
- 11. Word that means offering formal disapproval of a Congressperson’s actions
- 14. ⅔ of Senators needed to ______, or remove someone from office
- 17. Leader of the Senate if the original one is not there
- 19. Smaller groups inside Congress that discuss issues before the whole House or Senate does
Down
- 2. Minimum Age for House Representative
- 3. Putting a president or Congressperson on trial for serious crimes
- 4. Refers to powers Congress gets from the Constitution
- 5. Word that means voting to remove a Congressperson; requires ⅗ of Congress
- 6. Party with more members at the moment
- 7. Word that refers to the process of drawing unfair district lines to benefit your party
- 12. Leader of the Senate
- 13. Only thing other than water you’re allowed to drink in Congress
- 15. Minimum Age for Senator
- 16. Word that refers to checking states populations’ to determine how many Congresspeople they get
- 18. Word that means “two-parts” used to describe our legislature
- 19. Meetings where parties pick their leaders