Congress!

3. Last name of the president who avoided impeachment by resigning
5. assistance to low-income/ needy families
6. Party that currently controls a majority in both houses
8. Age requirement for a Senator (spell it out!)
9. Permanent committees are also called _____________committees.
13. The process of obtaining citizenship (and one of the powers of Congress)
14. The necessary and proper clause creates this kind of powers
15. A draft of a law, before it becomes a law.
16. Government medical insurance for the elderly
17. Someone running for reelection
22. when a member of Congress does what the people back home want he/she is behaving as a _______.
23. powers specifically listed in the Constitution
26. a legal order that can come from a committee, directing an individual to appear before the committee and/ or produce certain evidence
29. Another way to say trade (and one of the powers of Congress)
30. Similar to a copyright, this protects a discovery or invention

1. Power held by Senate to "talk a bill to death"
2. Name of current President of Senate
4. affects illegal manipulation of district lines for the House of Representatives
7. Person in the majority or minority leadership who pressures party members on voting decisions
10. When a president kills a bill but doesn't veto it directly
11. A provision attached to a bill that would be unlikely to pass on its own
12. This rule can end debate in the Senate
15. Means two houses of Congress
18. The money our government owes, which totals $18 trillion.
19. Period of time in which Congress conducts their business and are in Washington D.C.
20. The ability to send mail for free is the _______ privilege.
21. This rule says that Congressmen with more experience will get better positions in the leadership and committee roles
24. Number of years a Senator serves in a term
25. Has 100 members and has the power to approve treaties and presidential appointments
26. Title for the top leader of the House
27. when a member of Congress votes based on his/ her own beliefs and opinions on a bill
28. lying under oath