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Across
  1. 3. length of Senate terms
  2. 4. Senate must approve of judges/cabinet/ambassadors
  3. 6. length of House terms
  4. 7. Top position in the House
  5. 10. must be this old for Senate
  6. 14. the person who heads up each committee
  7. 16. Congress has the power to fund programs
  8. 17. committee that irons out differences in bills
  9. 18. These elections come between the presidential
Down
  1. 1. a person already in office
  2. 2. Senate uses this to block votes
  3. 3. permanent committees such as foreign relations
  4. 4. the 60 votes needed to stop a filibuster
  5. 5. Congress holds __?__ to conduct oversight
  6. 8. the Great/Connecticut __?__ created the bicameral legislature
  7. 9. When a bill passes it becomes a __?__
  8. 11. you must be 25 yo for this chamber
  9. 12. to carve out districts to unfairly help one party
  10. 13. The Senate Majority__?__ is the top position here
  11. 14. every 10 years this leads to reapportionment
  12. 15. the House has the power to formally charge the president
  13. 19. This party has a slight majority in the House & Senate