Unit 6: Legislative Branch Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party
  2. 6. Leading member of the Senate that provides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent is known as the "President pro _________"
  3. 8. the President's power to reject a bill from Congress
  4. 9. The _______ of the House is the leading member of the majority party
  5. 11. Branch of government responsible for making law
  6. 14. power to accuse a government official of abusive of unlawful activities
  7. 15. House of the legislative branch that is equally represented (2 per state)
  8. 16. an agreement between two or more countries
  9. 17. a proposed law
Down
  1. 1. The Senate has the power to _____ (or approve) Presidential appointments
  2. 2. Powers given to Congress through the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution
  3. 4. A type of committee that is permanent and deals with all bills on a particular subject
  4. 5. serves as President of the Senate
  5. 7. A type of committee formed of both houses to eliminate differences between versions of a bill passed
  6. 10. The party with the larger number of members
  7. 12. a committee that is formed to handle temporary issues of government
  8. 13. Legislative branch that consists of two houses