Legislative Branch

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  1. 4. The process of drawing district lines in favor of a political party/candidate.
  2. 7. These are powers that are not clearly stated in the Constitution, which Congress has
  3. 9. What amount of votes is needed from both the House and the Senate to override a veto?
  4. 11. A term defining how Congress is made up of two houses/chambers
  5. 14. The House of Representatives is the only part of Congress that is allowed to propose bills about__________.
  6. 16. This role is the most powerful in all of Congress
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  1. 1. This type of bill has money added to it, to try to help the bill pass.
  2. 2. What is an example of checks and balances in the process of a bill becoming a law?
  3. 3. The Vice President is the_________ of the Senate.
  4. 5. This clause stretches or expands the power of Congress
  5. 6. This is the name of the process used to redistribute the number of seats in the House to each state, based upon the population
  6. 8. The House of Representatives is based upon what in each state?
  7. 10. This is the name of a tactic used by the Senate to prolong/end the vote on a bill.
  8. 12. What occurs every ten years in the country?
  9. 13. True or false, a Senator and member of the House must be a naturally born citizen to be in office?
  10. 15. The Senate allows each state to have_________ representation.