Legislative Branch

2. A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
4. someone who is employed to persuade how legislators vote
8. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
10. 435 Members, based on population of the state, elected every 2 years.
11. an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
14. An officeholder who is seeking reelection.
16. Branch the branch of government that makes the laws

1. bill a proposed law to authorize spending money
3. Established the direct election of senators (instead of being chosen by state legislatures)
5. a lawmaking body made up of 2 chambers or parts
6. Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income.
7. the legislature of the United States government - both the House of Representatives and the Senate
9. Legislative Process How a bill become a law
12. a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
13. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
15. a proposed law