Across
- 2. Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution; known as either the "necessary and proper" clause or the _____ clause, it allows Congress to extend its delegated powers.
- 3. To be distributed, as in the seats in the House of Representatives
- 5. A court order requiring that a person be brought to court to determine if there is enough evidence to hold the person for trial is a writ of _____ corpus.
- 6. Powers not specifically granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the Constitution are called _____ powers.
- 8. A legislative body, such as Congress, that consists of two houses
- 11. Meetings of Congress
- 13. Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution are called _____ powers.
- 16. The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members
- 17. An act that betrays and endangers one's country
- 18. Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office
Down
- 1. The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party
- 4. The assistant to the floor leader in each house of Congress who tries to persuade party members to vote for bills the party supports
- 6. To charge a government official with misconduct
- 7. The official who presides over the Senate in the vice president's absence is the president pro _____.
- 9. Laws that sentence people to prison without trial are called bills of _____.
- 10. Laws that apply to actions that occurred before the laws were passed are called ex post _____ laws.
- 12. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the _____ of the House.
- 14. Legal protection
- 15. The removal of a member of Congress for serious misconduct
- 16. The official count of the population that occurs every ten years