U.S Congress Crossword

the upper house of Congress, consisting of 100 representatives
the lower house of Congress, consisting of 435 members
a population count taken every 10 years
an oddly shaped election district
the political party to which more than 1/2 of the members belong
the political party to which fewer than 1/2 of the members belong
years of service used as consideration for assigning committee members
a specifically stated power in the U.S Constitution
another name for expressed power
a power not explicitly stated in the Constitution
gives Congress the right to make laws necessary and proper
congressional duties other than lawmaking
accusation of government official of misconduct in office
requires police to bring prisoners to court
a law that punishes a person to court
allows persons to be punished for an action that was not against the law when committed
the rights of congress to send related mail without paying postage
representative who contacts officials to influence policy making
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents
primarily benefits a congress person's home district or state
a resolution passed by Congress
a speech used to prevent the adoption of a measure
people that seek to benefit especially through legislation.
an additional provision added to a bill
a person who authorizes another to act in their behalf