Legislative Branch Review

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  1. 3. The total number of US Senators.
  2. 6. Before it becomes a law, it's known as this.
  3. 8. The building where Congress meets.
  4. 10. Chamber of the national legislature with proportional representation.
  5. 11. The length of time a member of Congress serves.
  6. 13. Groups within both chambers of Congress that specialize in different subjects.
  7. 15. The representative for Moorestown's district in the House of Representatives.
  8. 16. Refusal to sign a bill into law.
  9. 17. The total number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
  10. 19. US Senators serve a term of ____ years.
  11. 22. During debate, members of the chamber can propose these changes to bill for consideration.
  12. 24. The number of Senators needed to end debate in the Senate.
  13. 25. The main role of Congress is to make these.
  14. 27. One of New Jersey's senators.
  15. 29. The leader of the House of Representatives.
  16. 30. Congress has this power over the other two branches of government; it is a way to remove them from office.
  17. 31. According to the Constitution, this person is the president of the Senate.
  18. 33. The people that an elected official represents.
  19. 34. One of New Jersey's senators.
  20. 35. The age requirement for members of the Senate.
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  1. 1. The more conservative of the main political parties.
  2. 2. The more liberal of the main political parties.
  3. 4. Members of Congress must be inhabitants of the ______ they represent.
  4. 5. A motion (request) to bring an end to debate in the Senate.
  5. 7. Elections for members of the House of Representatives occur every ____ years.
  6. 9. The age requirement for members of the House of Representatives.
  7. 11. Vote required in Congress to override a veto.
  8. 12. The legislative body of the US government.
  9. 14. Moorestown is in New Jersey's ______ congressional district.
  10. 18. Purposely extending the debate on a bill indefinitely to avoid taking a vote.
  11. 20. Chamber of the national legislature with two members per state.
  12. 21. The amount of votes needed to pass legislation.
  13. 23. Someone who tries to influence government officials.
  14. 26. Each member of Congress casts one of these on bills up for consideration.
  15. 28. The head of the executive branch and the final step of the lawmaking process.
  16. 32. States are divided into congressional ________ to select members for the House of Representatives.