Across
- 8. "necessary and proper" clause
- 9. a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate
- 10. interest group member who tries to influence lawmakers
- 12. years of service
- 14. procedure to limit Senate debate requires a 3/5 vote
- 16. duties and powers the Congress has in addition to making laws
- 17. person from a legislator's district
- 18. government spending that benefits a home district or state
- 19. setting a bill aside to kill it
- 20. punishes a person without a trial
Down
- 1. requires police to tell why they are holding a person
- 2. to accuse officials of misconduct
- 3. oddly shaped election district
- 4. right to send official mail without paying postage
- 5. presidents rejection of a bill
- 6. presidents power to kill a bill by ignoring it
- 7. a population count
- 11. type of vote that requires members to say aye or nay
- 13. punishes for action that was not illegal when committed
- 15. upper house of the legislative branch