US Government unit 2 vocabulary pt.1

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Across
  1. 3. A council of representatives
  2. 5. an electoral system with two parties that compete in elections
  3. 6. In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
  4. 7. A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
  5. 9. the lower house of Congress
  6. 10. Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
  7. 15. An office mandated by the Constitution
  8. 16. The principle of a two-house legislature
Down
  1. 1. Temporary committees that are created for one specific purpose and are usually in an advisory capacity.
  2. 2. the party that holds the majority of legislative seats in either the House or the Senate
  3. 4. Powers given to the national government alone
  4. 8. legislative branch
  5. 11. Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.
  6. 12. Elections held midway between presidential elections.
  7. 13. Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
  8. 14. Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues