Legislative Branch Review

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Across
  1. 4. The Senate ____________ any appointments to the Supreme Court
  2. 6. When a Senator tries to delay a vote by talking endlessly
  3. 8. Congress has the power to raise or lower _______
  4. 9. The President of the Senate can only vote when they need to break a ___
  5. 10. The number of votes needed to end a debate in the Senate
  6. 13. Congress has the power to declare ______
  7. 14. ___________ bills have to start in the House of Representatives
  8. 15. The ____________________ is the President of the Senate (2 words)
  9. 17. Members of the House of Representatives serve _____ year terms
  10. 18. ___________ Representation means people have the power to hire and fire their representatives
  11. 20. In the House of Representatives, bills are passed by a _____________ majority
  12. 21. The true leader of the Senate is called the ______________ leader
  13. 22. Only one-________ of the Senate is up for reelection every cycle
  14. 23. Treaties made by the President have to be ___________ in the Senate
Down
  1. 1. The house of Congress more protected from public opinion
  2. 2. The majority leader controls the Senate's _____________ agenda
  3. 3. Voters that a member of Congress represents
  4. 5. The process of deciding how many representatives each state will get in the House of Reps, based on changes in population
  5. 7. Members of the Senate serve _____ year terms
  6. 11. The House of Representatives brings charges of ________________ against the President
  7. 12. Senators represent their entire __________
  8. 16. The leader of the House of Representatives is the ______________
  9. 17. The US Census happens every _______ years
  10. 19. The word for a legislature that has two houses