The Legislative Branch Crossword

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the constitution,which states Congress's implied powers;also called the elastic clause
Laws that criminalize an action that took place in the past and was legal at the time
The process in which seats are re-distributed among the states based on the results census
The practice of drawing district boundaries for political advantage
Proposed laws
When opponents take control of the Senate floor and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the Measure from coming up for a vote
The person who presides over the senate in the absence of the president of the Senate
And End to debate
When Congress charges an official in the executive or judicial branch with wrongdoing and brings them to trial
When Congress uses its broad powers to review how the executive branch is operating and to make sure it is following the laws Congress has passed
Committees, typically temporary, they carry out specific task not already covered by existing committees
Committees formed with senate members that address broad issues affecting both chambers
Elected members of the majority or minority party who encourage fellow party members to vote as the party leadership wants
Tradition that says the most senior majority senator on a committee becomes committee chair
A bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
The people who live within the particular geographic area a member of Congress represents
A tax an individual pays directly to the gov.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the constitution, which states that the federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce
When the federal government is not generating enough income to meet its expenses
A tax levied on one person but passed on to another for payment to the government
The most powerful member and the per siding office of the house of representative’s
Elected member of the majority or minority party who helps manage the actions and strategy of the party in the HOR
A meeting of all the HR‘s members from a particular party
Position assigned to the vice President of the US by the constitution that allows the vice President to preside over debates and break tie votes