Civics Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. when a bill is pushed aside and not considered
  2. 6. field of law; government regulations on trading
  3. 10. party with a large number of members
  4. 13. “All legislative powers . . . shall be vested in a Congress to the United States”
  5. 14. house in the bicameral legislature based off population
  6. 15. a prolonged speech that obstructs progress
  7. 17. when a bill is put to final vote
  8. 18. a country’s military forces (army and navy)
  9. 21. written proposal for law
  10. 23. the formal act by which a country or state announces war against another
  11. 24. commerce between one country or its states
  12. 25. buying and selling and trading of goods and services
  13. 28. highest officer position in the U.S.
  14. 30. where a bill is considered line-by-line
  15. 31. meeting of members of a political party or legislature
  16. 33. establish the truth or correctness
  17. 34. house in the bicameral legislature based off equality
  18. 36. permanent committee that meets regularly
  19. 37. when a bill comes out of committee and is introduced for debate
  20. 39. government regulations on intake of people into country and the processes of that
  21. 41. the process of making money
  22. 43. a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries or bodies of government
  23. 44. exclusive right to their writings for a limited period of time
  24. 45. high-ranking senator
Down
  1. 1. when a bill is assigned a number and entered into record
  2. 2. action of investigating something or someone
  3. 4. a procedure for ending debate and taking a vote
  4. 5. two houses in legislature
  5. 7. the power of Senate to consult and approve treaties
  6. 8. head of minority party
  7. 9. discuss
  8. 11. count or mention a number
  9. 12. indirect veto of a bill by a President or Governer
  10. 16. suggested not explicitly
  11. 19. a committee appointed by legislature to resolve disagreements on a bill
  12. 20. relations between the U.S. and other countries
  13. 22. exclusive rights to use and lease and sell their inventions for a limited period of time
  14. 26. allows Congress to enact laws that are necessary (previously called the Necessary and Proper Clause)
  15. 27. entrust a task to someone else
  16. 29. a writ ordering a person to attend court
  17. 32. head of majority party
  18. 34. an annual address delivered by the President
  19. 35. committee that is appointed to perform a special function
  20. 38. rules used for the process of someone becoming a U.S. citizen
  21. 40. speaker of assembly or legislature
  22. 42. unintentional failure to notice or action of overseeing