The Structure and Powers of the US Congress Crossword

Rule used in the appointment of committee chairmen
Description of the cumbersome rules in the Senate
Key figure who shapes the membership of House committees
Type of ribbon used to describe the most prestigious of House committees
Number of Senators allowed for each state
Type of powers gradually acquired by Congress through Supreme Court rulings
The domed building in Washington which is home to Congress
Quality which underpins decision making in the Senate as opposed to the majoritarian House
Powers shared by both the House and the Senate
Description of the two houses of Congress
The power of the purse is an example of this type of power exercised solely by the House
Proportion of Senate elected every two years
Device used in ten-yearly reapportioning of state representatives
Description of a Senator compared with a House member who tends to be specialists serving on a small number of committees
State that gained an extra four members in the House of Representatives in 2010
Only House member to be nominated as a vice-presidential candidate in modern times
A president who was an ex-Senator
Status of salaries paid to Senators compared with House representatives
Nickname sometimes applied to a committee chairman
Constitutional clause giving Congress the right to make 'all necessary and proper laws'
System for electing the Senate prior to 1913
Committees have this ability to compel testimony from witnesses
Member of a joint House-Senate committee meeting to resolve different versions of a draft Bill
Description of the Senate when compared with the House
The two houses of Congress are co-equal in initiating these
Congress' powers specifically identified in the constitution
Subdivision of a state for representation purposes
Act by which a Senator may deliberately hold up business
Discussion is said to take place in this part of the Senate as opposed to the committee work of the House
The House has the exclusive power to initiate this process
Process by which Congress may remove a presidential veto on legislation
Minimum age for a Senator
Description of House, reflecting its primary purpose of representing 'the folks back home'
First and only female Speaker of the House
Republican House Speaker from 2011 to 2015
President who famously stated "Congress in its committee rooms is Congress at work"
Type of committee which carries out the committee stage of the legislative process
One of the key functions of Congress exercised through investigations
Two short Latin words that describe all Select as opposed to Standing Committees