Unit 3 Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 1. one of the nonlegislative powers of Congress
  2. 5. the biggest chunk of the federal discretionary budget goes towards this
  3. 7. qualification include 30, 9 year citizen, live in state
  4. 14. committee in which both the senate and house look at the differences in bills
  5. 16. provisions to a bill that sends money to the writer of the bills district
  6. 18. representative in charge of the house title
  7. 19. administer and enforce taxes passed by Congress
  8. 21. redrawing district lines to favor one party
  9. 24. vice president only votes in the senate if there is a _________
  10. 25. the biggest chunk of money for the federal government comes from __________
  11. 27. when a government body spends more in a given period than it receives in revenues
  12. 28. tax on the sale of specific goods
  13. 30. president can do this to make a bill into law
  14. 32. committee in which both the senate and house draft the bill
  15. 33. part of Congress that can start a bill about revenue
  16. 34. spending required by law to be spend on programs like Social Security
  17. 35. senator 6 years and house 2 years
Down
  1. 2. when a bill is set aside in committee never to be debated upon
  2. 3. largest single source of federal tax revenue
  3. 4. power in which Congress cannot do like suspend the right of habeas corpus or ex post facto laws
  4. 6. powers specifically seen in the Constitution
  5. 8. qualifications include 25, 7 year citizen, live in state
  6. 9. main job of the legislative branch
  7. 10. count of population every 10 years
  8. 11. one of the three guidelines for redrawing a district
  9. 12. president can do this to reject a bill
  10. 13. powers not specificially granted in a constitution but which can be justified as necessary for government to do its job
  11. 15. one way to reduce the deficit in the USA
  12. 17. represent special interest group who try to persuade Congress on bills
  13. 20. unlimited debate to distract from a bill being talked about
  14. 22. additions into a bill that have no relation to the purpose of the bill
  15. 23. power by Congress to fight another country
  16. 26. the biggest chuck of the federal mandatory budget goes towards this
  17. 29. committee that is permanent
  18. 31. one of the nonlegislative powers of Congress