Across
- 2. members of Congress acting as troubleshooters for people in their district
- 4. accuse officials of misconduct in office
- 6. not stated explicitly in the Constitution
- 9. resolutions passed by both houses of Congress
- 10. allows Congress to stretch is power to meet new needs
- 12. people hired by private groups to influence government
- 14. permanent committees
- 17. government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state
- 18. two part body
- 19. powers delegated to the congress clearly listed
Down
- 1. political party to which more than half the members belong
- 3. senators and representatives can send job-related mail without paying postage
- 5. years of service
- 7. population count taken every ten years
- 8. talk a bill to death
- 11. ending a filibuster with three-fifths members
- 13. president refuses to sign a bill
- 15. oddly shaped district designed to increase voting strength
- 16. people represented by congress
- 17. Congress adjourns and a bill dies