Unit 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. the political party with the most elected members in a legislative body
  2. 6. a nonpartisan federal agency within the legislative branch that provides the U.S. Congress with independent, objective analyses of budgetary and economic issues.
  3. 8. the formal parliamentary procedure that the U.S. Senate uses to end a filibuster and force a final vote on a bill, nomination, or amendment.
  4. 10. the powers specifically named and assigned to the national government, or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution; also known as delegated or enumerated powers
  5. 12. the article of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the structures, functions, and processes of the legislative branch of government
  6. 13. the constitutional duties and responsibilities assigned to the U.S. Congress that do not involve making new laws
  7. 14. formally introduced legislation
  8. 15. a nonpartisan organization that works within the legislative branch to help the U.S. Congress research policies, estimate budgets, audit government spending, and manage daily Capitol Hill operations.
  9. 16. having two legislative chambers (ex. the two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives)
  10. 17. the legal and constitutional requirements a person must meet to eligible to hold a public office
  11. 18. an agency within the legislative branch that serves as the official publisher and digital information platform for all three branches of the federal government
  12. 20. the power of Congress to pass all laws they deem necessary and proper for carrying out its delegated/enumerated powers; also known as the Necessary & Proper Clause or Elastic Clause
  13. 23. a powerful legislative tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or entirely block a vote on a bill, nomination, or other proposal.
  14. 24. the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, making up half of the nation's bicameral (two-house) federal legislature alongside the U.S. Senate.
  15. 26. the power of Congress to pass all laws they deem necessary and proper for carrying out its delegated/enumerated powers; also known as the Necessary & Proper Clause or implied powers
Down
  1. 1. the political party second in the number of elected members in a legislative body
  2. 2. he official research library of the United States Congress and serves as the de facto national library of the United States.
  3. 4. the watchful care, direction, or official control of a job, system, or organization to ensure it runs correctly and lawfully.
  4. 5. is an independent, nonpartisan legislative agency that serves as the official "congressional watchdog."
  5. 7. an informal term for an additional provision added to a bill that has little or no connection to the bill's main subject
  6. 9. a legislative sub-organization in the U.S. Congress that engages in the day to day work of the House and Senate
  7. 11. To normalize or equalize
  8. 19. a settlement between disputing parties about a legal case, reached before or after court action begins
  9. 21. to bring formal charges of wrongdoing against a public official (ex. the U.S. president)
  10. 22. the formal parliamentary procedure that the U.S. Senate uses to end a filibuster and force a final vote on a bill, nomination, or amendment.
  11. 25. one of the two houses within the legislative body of the U.S. government, consisting of 100 elected officials, two from each state