Congress & Presidents

3. majority and minority ______ enforce party discipline
5. a grouping of members of the House or Senate by party or other common identity
7. 435 members
14. the first step toward removal from office for a president or judge
15. the Senate gives _____ and consent to the president's treaties and key appointments
16. who an elected official represents
18. Virginia's Senator (1st name Mark)
19. _______ barrel spending: how legislators "bring home the bacon" with $ for their district
20. powers specifically granted in the Constitution
23. a committee for reconciling House and Senate bills
26. redrawing boundary lines for House districts within a state
28. a long speech in the Senate for purposes of stalling
29. 6-year term of office
30. powers "necessary and proper" for carrying out enumerated powers

1. the heads of several departments plus the VP; advises the president
2. a group made up of members of both parties
4. a check of the president on Congress
6. to draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
8. committee of the _____. A relaxed way of proceeding in the House
9. ________ of the House, currently Nancy Pelosi
10. a type of bill covering many programs or areas of law
11. __________ petition gets a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for vote
12. reallotting the 435 House seats between the states after a census
13. the candidate who already holds the seat
17. can be invoked to limit debate time in the Senate
20. per Hamilton in Fed No. 70, it's the most important quality of an executive
21. to devote money to a specific purpose
22. ________ order is issued by the President and has the force of law
24. Virginia's Senator (1st name Tim)
25. "_______ pulpit" is a term coined by Teddy Roosevelt
27. House members can only offer amendments that are this