The Legislative Branch

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  1. 4. Current speaker of the house in 2023
  2. 5. A bill must be approved by __________ chambers of Congress before it can go to the president
  3. 8. The other name for the Legislative Branch
  4. 12. The name of the powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution
  5. 13. Congress can coin ________________.
  6. 14. The houses of Congress are sometimes called these
  7. 17. They preside over the House and lead the majority party and guide legislation through the House and lead floor debates.
  8. 18. In both the House and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
  9. 21. The upper house of congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
  10. 22. Congress makes these kinds of laws
  11. 24. In both the House and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
  12. 25. A person from a legislator’s district
  13. 26. These committees involve both the House and the Senate to consider special issues
  14. 27. A period of time
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  1. 1. Permanent committees which means that they are used each term
  2. 2. Means “for the time being
  3. 3. Temporary committees and meant to deal with special issues
  4. 6. The lower house of Congress consisting of a different number of representatives from each state depending on population
  5. 7. Means made up of two chambers
  6. 9. A meeting
  7. 10. An oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
  8. 11. When the Senate and the House meet together to do business or to hear a presidential speech
  9. 15. Congress can declare ___________.
  10. 16. Person must be at least 25 to have this position
  11. 19. This is the building where Congress meets
  12. 20. Person must be at least 30 to have this position
  13. 23. A closed meeting