Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 5. Number of years required to be a US citizen in order to serve in the Senate
  2. 7. Political party to which more than half of the members of congress belong
  3. 9. When the president ignores a bill for 10 days
  4. 12. Last name of Illinois' senior senator
  5. 13. Gives Congress the right to create any laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed power
  6. 14. The house that has one hundred members
  7. 16. Redrawing lines in an effort to create districts that favor one voting group
  8. 18. Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
  9. 19. Term length for US Senators: ____ years
  10. 20. Speaker of the House (Last Name)
Down
  1. 1. Talking a bill to death
  2. 2. Two house congress
  3. 3. Refusing to sign a bill
  4. 4. Most recent US president to be impeached (Last Name)
  5. 6. Name of the person who presides over the senate
  6. 8. The number of representatives in the House is based on ____________
  7. 10. Population count
  8. 11. 15th congressional district representative
  9. 15. Powers listed in the Constitution
  10. 17. Main job of the legislative branch