Legislative Branch
Across
- 5. people hired by private groups to influence government decisions
- 6. This person can veto a bill from congress
- 7. The ability to accuse an official of misconduct and to remove them from office
- 8. __________ Committees are permanent committees
- 10. Two house legislature
- 12. A refusal to sign a bill
- 13. ______ privilege allows for congress members to send job related mail
- 14. One of the largest libraries in the world, known as the library of _____-
- 16. Not yet a law, in the process of being approved
- 20. ________ committees meets for a limited period of time
- 21. Assistance provided by members of congress to constituents who encounter a grievance with a federal agency
- 22. Clause 18 is also known as the ________ Clause
Down
- 1. people represented by elected leaders
- 2. Powers not stated explicitly in the constitution
- 3. serve 2 year terms
- 4. _______ of Habeas Corpus is a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court
- 9. No one may speak for more than an hour
- 11. serve 6 year terms
- 15. Person with more years in congress than others and receives perks
- 17. The goal of the legislative branch is to make fair and just __________
- 18. oddly shaped district designed to increase voting strength
- 19. Nearly half of congress are this occupation