Legislative Branch Review
Across
- 3. The total number of US Senators.
- 6. Before it becomes a law, it's known as this.
- 8. The building where Congress meets.
- 10. Chamber of the national legislature with proportional representation.
- 11. The length of time a member of Congress serves.
- 13. Groups within both chambers of Congress that specialize in different subjects.
- 15. The representative for Moorestown's district in the House of Representatives.
- 16. Refusal to sign a bill into law.
- 17. The total number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
- 19. US Senators serve a term of ____ years.
- 22. During debate, members of the chamber can propose these changes to bill for consideration.
- 24. The number of Senators needed to end debate in the Senate.
- 25. The main role of Congress is to make these.
- 27. One of New Jersey's senators.
- 29. The leader of the House of Representatives.
- 30. Congress has this power over the other two branches of government; it is a way to remove them from office.
- 31. According to the Constitution, this person is the president of the Senate.
- 33. The people that an elected official represents.
- 34. One of New Jersey's senators.
- 35. The age requirement for members of the Senate.
Down
- 1. The more conservative of the main political parties.
- 2. The more liberal of the main political parties.
- 4. Members of Congress must be inhabitants of the ______ they represent.
- 5. A motion (request) to bring an end to debate in the Senate.
- 7. Elections for members of the House of Representatives occur every ____ years.
- 9. The age requirement for members of the House of Representatives.
- 11. Vote required in Congress to override a veto.
- 12. The legislative body of the US government.
- 14. Moorestown is in New Jersey's ______ congressional district.
- 18. Purposely extending the debate on a bill indefinitely to avoid taking a vote.
- 20. Chamber of the national legislature with two members per state.
- 21. The amount of votes needed to pass legislation.
- 23. Someone who tries to influence government officials.
- 26. Each member of Congress casts one of these on bills up for consideration.
- 28. The head of the executive branch and the final step of the lawmaking process.
- 32. States are divided into congressional ________ to select members for the House of Representatives.