The Legislative Branch

1. All laws in the US begin as ______
5. Number of House Members for each state is based on ______
6. Position in congress that enforces proper behavior
7. President of the Senate
8. True or False , Congress has the power to declare war
13. Minimum age for a Senator
15. Years of a House members Term
16. Branch that is responsible for creating laws
19. Congress members are assigned to a _____ that deals with specific tasks dealing with American society
20. House of Congress with 435 Members
21. Position with the true power in the Senate
22. There are _____ major roles for congress members
23. Concentrate the opposition’s voters in one or a few districts - Leaves other party safe
24. Clause that creates implied powers
25. process of distributing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states
29. political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
30. Number of Senators
31. Powers that belong to all sovereign nations
32. Minimum age of a house member
33. Years of a Senators Term
34. Committee that decides when bills will be heard

2. Role of Congress that Proposes and Drafts Legislation
3. Divisions within standing committees
4. Committees are committees that involve members of both houses and address specific issues that require collaboration
9. Stated in the Constitution
10. Cracking - Spread the opposition thin - limit the opposition from winning anywhere in region
11. The people congress represents
12. Clause that gives that power to congress to regulate the buying and selling of goods and services
14. Leader of the House
17. not stated in the Constitution
18. Districts drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls state legislature
26. A ______ committee is a permanent committee
27. Made up by two Houses
28. _______ Committees are set up for specific purpose and limited time