Unit 4 Exam Review 1

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Across
  1. 1. The __________ of the House has the power to determine which bills get assigned and debated, and which don’t
  2. 4. people who live in a legislator’s district
  3. 7. __________ committees are called so the House and Senate can agree on the same version of a bill
  4. 8. this party is currently the minority party in the House and Senate
  5. 10. the leader of the House is known as the __________ of the House
  6. 11. the powers of Congress listed in the Constitution are known as the __________ powers
  7. 15. age at which a person can run for US Representative
  8. 19. A type of veto where the president refuses to sign a bill at the end of a legislative session, killing the bill without officially “vetoing” it
  9. 20. the __________ Committee determines how much time the House will spend debating and amending a bill
  10. 22. number of minutes each party gets to debate most bills on the full House floor
  11. 23. age at which a person can run for US Senator
  12. 24. the party with the most votes in the Senate or the House is the __________ party
  13. 25. Congress has the power to __________ a veto with ⅔ vote in both houses
  14. 26. trading of votes or support within Congress
  15. 27. Florida’s senior senator
Down
  1. 2. to change to a bill’s original wording
  2. 3. implied powers were established in the court case __________ vs. Maryland
  3. 5. Only the Senate has the power to ratify __________ signed by the President
  4. 6. number of voting representatives
  5. 9. this amendment called for the direct election of Senators
  6. 12. in a subcommittee __________ session, legislators finalize a version of a bill
  7. 13. President’s power to say “no” to a bill that has passed the House and Senate
  8. 14. reapportionment occurs following a US __________
  9. 16. method in the Senate of delaying the vote by giving long speeches or refusing to approve a vote
  10. 17. name for projects a legislator secures to benefit their district with federal funding
  11. 18. After a hearing and markup, subcommittees __________ a bill back to Committee for it to be voted on
  12. 21. this amendment gave Congress the power to levy a federal income tax