legal terms - general

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Across
  1. 5. power networks
  2. 7. an annual plan by Congress to spend more than it collects in tax revenues
  3. 9. the total of all prior spending by all Congresses in the past that spent in excess of revenues
  4. 11. what political leaders who want the Supreme Court to only follow a strict and historically narrow interpretation of the Constitution and the powers of the judiciary prefer
  5. 12. powers given to Congress to have individuals give evidence
  6. 16. the leaders of Congress who have the duty of connecting the House and Senate leaders to the regular members
  7. 17. members of Congress are expected to work for their party affiliation
  8. 18. votes by Congress to allow the old budget to continue before the new one is voted upon
Down
  1. 1. what happens when a president refuses to sign a bill during the last 9 days of a Congressional session
  2. 2. Senate de-facto leader
  3. 3. members of Congress expected to serve the needs of their constituents
  4. 4. amendments attached to bills that do not pertain to the main goal of the bill
  5. 6. Congress’ main method of controlling the power of the bureaucratic agencies
  6. 8. removing a federal official from office
  7. 10. a leader awaiting their replacement
  8. 13. rules that are usually applied in floor debates to make the system move a little quicker
  9. 14. members of Congress trying to be both representatives and policymakers
  10. 15. when a president uses powers like executive orders, the “Bully-Pulpit”, and “war-making”