Legislative Overview
Across
- 3. procedure where a person's assets split up to debtors
- 5. legal process where person becomes a citizen
- 6. proposed law presented to Congress
- 8. legal right of person to reproduce, publish their own creations
- 9. charge levied by government on persons or property
- 10. powers expressly spelled out in the Constitution
- 12. provision added to a bill
- 13. procedure that limits or closes debates in Congress
- 14. chief executive power to reject a bill
- 16. resolution proposed for action that has force of law
- 17. a license given to an inventory with exclusive rights
- 19. number required to be present to conduct business
Down
- 1. powers in Constitution delegated to National gov't
- 2. a stalling tactic used in Congress
- 4. statement of position used by both house together
- 7. power of gov't to take private property for public use
- 8. powers to regulate interstate and foreign trade
- 11. where a bill is buried or put away
- 15. powers that are suggested by expressed powers in Constitution
- 18. part of the US that is not a state, with own government