Legislative Branch

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