Legislative Branch Vocabulary

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  1. 5. A power that belongs to the state governments
  2. 9. When Congress rejects a veto and makes a bill into a law
  3. 11. When members from different political parties work together
  4. 12. A power that belongs to the national government that is NOT written in the Constitution
  5. 14. The house of Congress that has 435 members called Representatives
  6. 15. When the president rejects a bill
  7. 16. An idea for a new law
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  1. 1. Something that has two houses
  2. 2. A power that belongs to the national government that is written in the Constitution
  3. 3. A group of people who want the government to pass laws based on a certain issue
  4. 4. A group of people assigned to work together for a specific purpose
  5. 6. The branch of government responsible for making laws
  6. 7. The house of Congress that has 100 members called Senators
  7. 8. A discussion about a topic where people express their opinions and arguments
  8. 10. The legislative branch of the United States
  9. 13. Seeking to influence a government official on an issue