Across
- 2. duty Congress holds besides lawmaking
- 3. a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it
- 5. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
- 7. a person from a legislator's district
- 8. a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
- 11. a voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn
- 13. representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
- 14. power that Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
- 18. the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
- 20. the right of Senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
- 21. a law that allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
- 25. the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
- 26. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
- 27. a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
- 28. in Congress, when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill
- 29. power that the US Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution
Down
- 1. a voting method in which those in favor say "aye" and those against say "no"
- 4. a court order that requires politce to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
- 6. government project grant that primary benefits a congressperson's home district or state
- 9. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political prty to which fewer than half the members belong
- 10. an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
- 12. a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
- 15. clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
- 16. the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
- 17. an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
- 19. a population count taken by the Census Bureau
- 22. another name for expressed power
- 23. a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
- 24. to accuse government officials of misconduct in office