Legislative Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 9. Most powerful member of he House of Representatives
  2. 10. Clause in the Constitution that gives the Congress "implied powers"
  3. 12. current House Minority Leader
  4. 13. Government body that has the power to declare war
  5. 14. Representative for our 14th District
  6. 15. a Senator keeps talking until the end of a session to prevent a vote
  7. 16. current Senate Minority Leader
  8. 19. drawing political districts according to population distribution with the aim of compact, contiguous districts
  9. 23. President's rejection of a bill
  10. 25. committee with members from both chambers of Congress
  11. 26. Supreme Court case that affirms Congress has "implied powers"
  12. 27. California's junior Senator
  13. 28. California's senior Senator
  14. 29. Assistant to floor leader who encourages party members to vote how their leaders want them to
Down
  1. 1. Fraction of Congress needed to propose and Amendment
  2. 2. The power of the federal government to take private land for public use
  3. 3. Formal charge of wrongdoing against a public official; sole power of he House
  4. 4. a 3/5 vote in the Senate to end debate on a bill
  5. 5. Article of the Constitution that lays out the organization of Congress
  6. 6. people represented by Congressmembers and Senators
  7. 7. President of the Senate
  8. 8. drawing political districts with the aim of giving advantage to one party over another
  9. 11. redistributing House seats every 10 years based on population data from he census
  10. 17. current Senate Majority Leader
  11. 18. Supreme Court case that established the Commerce Power for Congress
  12. 20. current Speaker of the House
  13. 21. President _______________ -- presides over the Senate when the vice president is not there
  14. 22. The power of Congress to regulate both interstate and foreign trade
  15. 24. a proposed law in the House or Senate