The Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 3. the process of reassigning representation based on population after every census.
  2. 6. power divided between the three branches
  3. 9. Kamala Harris, president of the Senate.
  4. 12. powers listed in the constitution.
  5. 15. Mike Johnson, leads the House of Representatives
  6. 17. as a whole, statewide
  7. 18. rejection of a bill by the president
  8. 21. a bill that establishes a program and says how much money can be spent
  9. 23. elected official who is already in office
  10. 25. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.
  11. 26. a meeting
  12. 27. a proposed law for raising money.
  13. 28. to draw district boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.
  14. 29. each branch of government has the ability to limit the powers of the other branches.
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  1. 1. a provision on a subject other than the one covered i the bill
  2. 2. powers the government requires to carry out its expressed powers.
  3. 4. consists of 435 members, determined by a state's population
  4. 5. another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause.
  5. 7. a count of the population.
  6. 8. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.
  7. 10. committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.
  8. 11. consists of 100 members, 2 per state
  9. 13. a proposed law to authorize spending money.
  10. 14. a person whom a member of Congress represents
  11. 16. deal with individual people or places
  12. 19. to set up new district lines after reapportionment.
  13. 20. trade among the states.
  14. 22. involve general matters and apply to the entire nation.
  15. 24. a two-chamber legislature.