Across
- 3. Rule that values Senate members with longevity.
- 5. Drawing voting boundaries for political gain.
- 12. A bill that punishes a person.
- 15. Clause grants congress power to regulate trade.
- 16. An unofficial veto.
- 17. Ex post ___ laws.
- 22. Committee of the ___.
- 23. Representation is redistributed.
- 24. Joint ___.
- 27. Pro ___
- 28. Force the vote.
- 30. Resolutions addressed by both houses of Congress.
- 33. Encourages members to vote with their party.
- 34. Process to remove elected officials.
- 35. These committees are permanent.
- 36. A tax paid to the government through income.
- 37. Delay the vote.
- 38. These committees are formed to carry out specific tasks.
Down
- 1. Write of ___ corpus.
- 2. A bill that sets funds aside for a purpose.
- 4. A tax on gas, cigarettes, or alcohol.
- 6. Provision included with a bill.
- 7. Minimum number of members to do business.
- 8. Proposed laws.
- 9. Most powerful leader in the Senate.
- 10. Insufficient funds to cover expenses.
- 11. Most powerful member of the House.
- 13. A petition to force a bill out of a committee.
- 14. Legal summons to testify.
- 17. Each party elects a leader.
- 18. Each party holds one so all members of the party can meet.
- 19. A committee in the senate for resolving differences.
- 20. These are formed between the House and the Senate.
- 21. Voters in a geographic area.
- 25. Also the leader of the Senate.
- 26. Congress reviews the executive branch.
- 29. Necessary and ___ clause.
- 31. Distribution of House seats.
- 32. Roll-___ vote.