Legislative Branch Review

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Across
  1. 2. the right of the government to take private property for public use
  2. 3. a committee designed to adjust the differences on a particular bill passed by each house in a particular form
  3. 5. the drawing of congressional district boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power
  4. 8. members of Congress who vote based on the will of the people
  5. 11. the name for the tactic used by Jefferson Smith at the end of the movie we watched in class to hold the floor of the senate.
  6. 12. an officeholder who is seeking reelection
  7. 13. this term refers to the ability of Congress to review the policies and programs of the executive branch
  8. 14. a party leader who works with the majority/minority leader to manage the party in Congress
  9. 16. a meeting of party members from one house to develop party policy
  10. 17. the drawing of congressional district boundaries based on population
  11. 19. a legal process to obtain citizenship
  12. 21. a one-word title for the leader of the House of Representatives
  13. 22. members of Congress who combine the various roles of delegate, trustee, and partisan
Down
  1. 1. the power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
  2. 4. members of Congress who vote based on their conscience
  3. 6. powers of Congress that are suggested by the wording of the Constitution
  4. 7. a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary, musical, or artistic work
  5. 9. a permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area
  6. 10. exclusive rights over an invention
  7. 15. members of Congress who vote based on their party loyalty
  8. 18. a one-word description of the necessary and proper clause which allows Congress's powers to stretch to fit any situation.
  9. 20. a proposed law