Legislative Branch Vocabulary (Part 1)

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  1. 2. A proposed law presented to either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
  2. 3. A population count taken by the Census Bureau.
  3. 8. A person who is a member of a legislature who makes laws.
  4. 9. The Political Party with LESS than half of the representatives in the Senate or House of Representatives.
  5. 10. Lower House of Congress; Responsible for creating and voting-on laws for the country.
  6. 12. A sentence in the Constitution that gives the Legislative Branch the power to make laws that are "necessary and proper"; Used to create Implied Powers.
  7. 13. The Political Party with MORE than half of the representatives in the Senate or House of Representatives.
Down
  1. 1. Powers of the Legislative Branch that are NOT specifically listed in the Constitution.
  2. 4. Upper House of Congress; Responsible for creating and voting-on laws for the country.
  3. 5. A person from a Legislator's state or district.
  4. 6. The work that a lawmaker does to help their Constituents with a problem.
  5. 7. To accuse a government official of wrongdoing.
  6. 11. Powers of the Legislative Branch that are specifically WRITTEN in the Constitution.