Across
- 2. Draft of a law
- 7. People represented by elected officials
- 10. Required age to serve in the House of Rep.
- 11. Person from majority party in charge of a committee
- 13. Bring charges against an elected official
- 14. In charge of the Senate when VP is absent
- 15. Head of the House of Representatives
- 18. Number of senators each state has
- 21. Refuse to sign a bill into law
- 22. Powerful clause that gives Congress to do things that aren't listed in the Constitution
- 24. Place a limit on debate time in Senate
- 26. Helps persuade members of their party to vote a certain way on a bill
- 27. First place a bill goes after being introduced on the House/Senate floor
- 28. The # of representatives a state gets is based on its _____
- 30. Changes the Senate rules to only require a simple majority
- 32. Type of legislature w/ two chambers
- 33. The party with more members is called the _____
- 34. Used every 10 years to determine how many representatives a state gets
- 35. Must sign a bill before it becomes a law
Down
- 1. Only Congress has the power to _____
- 3. Powers not stated in Constitution but
- 4. Length of term for representatives
- 5. Serves as the jury in an impeachment hearing
- 6. Formally disapprove of a member's actions
- 8. Required age to serve in the Senate
- 9. Prevent a bill from being voted on
- 12. for any sovereign nation to have
- 16. House members all represent a _____ in a state
- 17. _____ constructionists believe the Constitution leaves no room for interpretation
- 19. Drawing district lines in a way that benefits one political party over the other
- 20. Length of term for Senators
- 23. Individuals who try to influence legislation
- 25. The party with less members is called the _____
- 29. How many times a member of Congress can be reelected
- 31. _____ constructionists believe the Constitution must be interpreted to apply to modern times