Legislative Branch Crossword

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  1. 1. The House is one of Congress's two chambers
  2. 9. having the power to make laws
  3. 10. grants Congress the power to enact laws deemed "necessary and proper" for carrying out its enumerated powers and those of the federal government
  4. 12. (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
  5. 14. the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census
  6. 15. a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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  1. 2. term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve.
  2. 3. a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending
  3. 4. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote
  4. 5. establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made in accordance with it, and treaties made under its authority, are the "supreme Law of the Land," taking precedence over conflicting state laws or constitutions
  5. 6. to reduce corruption in the legislative branch
  6. 7. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
  7. 8. (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
  8. 11. acts as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. 13. he political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency