Across
- 7. The committee where bills go when a different version has been passed in the House and Senate
- 11. Government apportions House representatives every _____ years
- 13. Speech where president suggests new programs and policies
- 14. Congressmen that serve two year terms
- 15. Congressmen that have to be at least 30 years old to be elected
- 16. The ______________ is where each party chooses their party leaders
- 19. Drawing district lines to favor one political party
- 20. powerful person in the House of Representatives
- 21. The month when elections for Congress are held
- 22. This type of legislature was to provide equal representation in one house for all states
- 23. A senator’s term is _____ years
Down
- 1. Foreign policy is the responsibility of this department.
- 2. Type of bill that must begin the House of Representatives
- 3. Only one third of senators are up for reelection every two years (true or false)
- 4. Next in line of the president is unable to perform his/her duties
- 5. When the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session
- 6. Age requirement to be president
- 8. The Department of Energy, Education, and Veteran’s affairs are all examples of departments in the ____ branch
- 9. A formal disapproval of a member of Congress that consists of standing alone at the front and being read charges
- 10. The president pro tempore is a member of the majority or minority party
- 12. The head of the Department of Justice
- 16. Who declares war
- 17. The president pro tempore position is in this chamber
- 18. Permanent congressional committees that meet regularly