Legislative Branch

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  1. 3. assistants to the floor leaders who persuade party members how to vote and then count up the number of promised votes
  2. 11. voting procedure where supporters stand and are counted and then opponents stand are counted; whoever has the larger number wins; only the number of people voting on each side is recorded
  3. 14. voting procedures where everyone electronically votes "yes," "no," or "present" by pressing buttons; the vote of every individual legislator is recorded
  4. 18. serves as president of the Senate in the place of the U.S. Vice President
  5. 20. groups in each house which study bills related to a specific policy area and then decide whether they should be considered by their house
  6. 21. a lawmaker who votes based on his conscience, not the views of his constituents
  7. 22. the congressmen in each house who plan how to pass bills for their party
  8. 24. a proposed draft of a law that is presented to the congress for discussion and vote, and then to the president if it passes
  9. 25. number of Senators in the U.S. Senate
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  1. 1. years per term in the U.S. House of Representatives
  2. 2. years per term in the U.S. Senate
  3. 4. of the House presiding officer in the House; elected by the house is third in line for the presidency
  4. 5. a lawmaker who votes based on the views of his constituents
  5. 6. D.C. the capital of the United States
  6. 7. to make law
  7. 8. age requirement in the U.S. Senate
  8. 9. number of congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. 10. I, Section 8 the section of the U.S. Constitution stating the powers of the congress
  10. 12. voting procedure where supporters say "yes" and then opponents say "no;" whoever is louder wins; only whether the bill passed or not is recorded
  11. 13. Building the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
  12. 15. consisting of two houses
  13. 16. a lawmaker who votes based on the position of his party
  14. 17. age requirement in the U.S. House of Representatives
  15. 19. to formally accuse someone of misconduct
  16. 23. tem stands in for the U.S. Vice President as the president of the Senate