The Legislative Branch Crossword Puzzle

The Legislative Branch

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the introduction to the Constitution is called the ___

members of the House are elected for __ years

the Speak of the ___ presides over the meetings, enforces the rules, and determines who may speak

the Constitution proposes a government based on the will of the ___

the House cannot bring charges against any member of ___

the total number of Representatives is limited to ___thirty-five

what determines the number of Representatives from each state?

the power to make laws is known as ___ power

should something happen to the President and the Vice-Pres., the Speaker of the House is next in line for the ___

a member of the House must be at least __ years old

population counting is called a ___

the House has the sole power of ___

requirement for voting: voters must be ___ to vote

the power to conduct an impeachment trial belongs to the ___

a member of the House must live in the ___ they represent

the two houses of Congress meet at the ___ building

the Speaker of the House usually comes from the ___ with the most seats in the House

in an impeachment case, the House only has the power to ___

the center of U.S. Government is located in ___ D.C.

is a Representative dies, give up his/her seat, or is removed from office, the state ___ must call an election to fill the vacancy

a member of the House must have been a citizen for at least ___ years

the will of the people is expressed through elected ___

the Constitution specifies that the House must choose a ___

every state, regardless of population is entitled to ___ Representative

requirement for voting: voters must be U. S. __

___ means to accuse a government official of wrongdoing

to ensure a fair distribution of House seats, the people are counted every ___ years

requirement for voting: voters must fulfill certain terms of ___

because we have representatives who speak for us, we have a representative ___

the idea of people governing themselves is known as ___ democracy

the main job of the legislative branch is to make ___

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