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Chapter 8 & 9: Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Across
Commerce between or among states
When congress is not in session and a presidents holds a bill for 10 days and does not do anything with it which then vetos the bill
The amendment which ensured the popular election of senators
The amendment which states that if there is a vacancy in the vice-presidency, the president nominates and congress elects an new VP by majority vote
Political slang for favors obtained for local citizens at the expense of all the taxpayers
a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected; meant to be equal for each representative
When a state legislature redraws the boundaries of congressional districts to reflect population shifts
Sets the agenda for committee business
Redrawing district boundaries to favor the political party that controls a state legislature
Permanent committees that are generally more powerful than other types of committees
A lesser way of punishing elected officials by other elected officials
Seemingly unnecessary trips taken by members of congress
Powers that a government has just by virtue of being a government
Down
Another word for statewide basis; ex. voters elect senators based on a statewide or _____ basis
Limits the number of years (or terms) a member of congress can serve
A place where one representative is elected from a given region
Ad hoc committees drawn from both chambers that meet to work out a compromise regarding different versions of a bill that emerged from both houses.
the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate
Permanent committees composed of members from both the House and the Senate
Single greatest authority given to the national government
When the senate confirms a candidate for an office
A tax on imports
Two-house legislative body