Legislative Branch (Ch 6)

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Across
  1. 1. power that the U.S. Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution
  2. 3. a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it
  3. 5. a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
  4. 7. to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
  5. 9. an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence governnment decisions
  6. 11. the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
  7. 13. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
  8. 15. clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
  9. 16. power that Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
  10. 17. a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
  11. 18. a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
Down
  1. 2. another name for expressed power
  2. 4. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
  3. 6. a person from a legislator's district
  4. 8. the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
  5. 10. representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
  6. 12. an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
  7. 14. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days