Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 2. people hired by interest groups to talk to Congresspeople
  2. 3. a person who is in a legislature
  3. 6. the formal name of our legislature
  4. 7. total number of members of the Senate
  5. 10. the main purpose of Congress
  6. 13. the number of the amendment that changed election of Senators
  7. 15. you must be at least this age to serve in the House of Representatives
  8. 16. the number of years a Senator serves
  9. 18. what you would call someone who is in the chamber led by the President Pro Tempore
  10. 19. only the House can start these kind of bills
  11. 20. the "upper" or more prestigious house
Down
  1. 1. refers to two houses
  2. 2. a government's law making body
  3. 4. the number of years a House Representative serves
  4. 5. how the number of representatives in the House is determined
  5. 6. where detailed lawmaking happens
  6. 7. the "lower" or less prestigious house
  7. 8. when a president rejects a bill
  8. 9. person who signs a bill into law
  9. 11. a shortened name for the leader of the House of Representatives
  10. 12. a proposed law
  11. 14. Constitutional leader of the Senate
  12. 15. you must be at least this age to serve in the Senate
  13. 17. party with the most members in a house