Legislative Branch

4. Clause in the Constitution that allows Congressional power to be “flexible” and change with the times.
7. Term length for a member of the House of Representatives.
11. Adjective for how members of Congress must listen to the needs and expectations of the citizens they represent.
15. Term length for a member of the Senate.
16. A proposed idea for a law.
18. These type of committees are permanent legislative panels that consider bills & issues and recommend measures.
19. This chamber of Congress has 435 members.
20. Presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
22. Name for citizens whom a legislator has been elected to represent.

1. (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.
2. If the president keeps the bill for 10 days, during which Congress ends its session, the bill dies.
3. This chamber of Congress has 100 members.
5. Organizations with a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field through large donations to members of Congress or political parties.
6. This individual is known as the president of the Senate
8. Bills get assigned here before they are debated on the House/Senate floor.
9. Use of a long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill, also known as "talking a bill to death."
10. Another word for "law."
12. These type of committees are often investigative, rather than legislative, and often expire on completion of its designated duties.
13. Head of the House of Representatives.
14. This type of committee is only created when a bill passes in one chamber but is changed the other, and is tasked with settling differences.
17. This member of Congress' role is to try to persuade members to support the party’s position on key issues and to be present when it is time to vote.
21. Presidential rejection of a bill.