The Legislative Branch (Congress)

2. A group of people who work together and debate on bills is called a ____________.
3. The President creates a ___________ with another country, but the Congress has to approve it first.
5. This is what you call a vote when more than half of the people voting agree.
6. After a committee approves a bill, what part of the Congress does it go to first?
8. The power to collect _______ lies with the Congress, who uses the money to fund public projects like roads, parks, and schools.
9. To be a senator, you must be at least __________ years old.
10. This house of the Congress has two senators per state, for a total of 100.
12. If the president chooses to do this to a proposed bill, then Congress can override it with a 2/3s vote in both the House and the Senate.
15. Senators serve ____ year terms.
16. The ______________ of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives.
19. Powers that are listed/numbered directly in the Constitution are called _______________ powers.
20. The House of ____________________ is one half of the Congress and has 435 members.

1. This power of Congress allows the Senate to remove someone from their position due to crimes committed while in office.
2. The first step in the law making process is for ___________ to write to their congresspeople about a concern or idea for a law.
4. President The ___________________ is the leader of the Senate and has the power to break a tie vote.
7. Only Congress has the power to declare ______.
9. To be a representative, you must be at least ____________ years old.
11. Representatives serve _____ year terms.
13. The Legislative Branch has it's powers listed in our written from of government - called the ______________________.
14. Congress being able to override the President's veto of a bill is an example of checks and _______________.
17. The Legislative Branch's main purpose is to create _____ for the country.
18. The first draft of a law is called a ________.