Legislative Branch Review

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Across
  1. 2. a proposed law
  2. 5. population count done every 10 years
  3. 6. nickname for the Necessary and Proper Clause
  4. 8. leader of the House of Representatives, currently Mike Johnson
  5. 10. determines the number of House seats a state gets
  6. 11. talk the bill to death
  7. 14. checks and balances, when Congress checks the other two branches
  8. 15. 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, live in the state they represent
  9. 16. president of the Senate
  10. 18. determines the size and shape of districts
  11. 20. Congress can _____ a veto with a 2/3 vote in both chambers
  12. 21. fewer than ____ percent of all bills introduced actually become laws
Down
  1. 1. two-house legislature
  2. 3. conducted by a standing or select committee
  3. 4. the first step in a bill becoming a law
  4. 7. 25 years old, 7 years a citizen, live in the district
  5. 8. this chamber approves presidential appointments and treaties with foreign nations
  6. 9. where the real work of Congress happens, second step in a bill becoming a law
  7. 12. minimum number of reps that must be present for the chamber to take any action to hold
  8. 13. to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  9. 17. In times of _____, Congress has given extra power to the President
  10. 19. disapprove, say no