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Across 2. a federal _______ is when the US gov't spends more in one year than it collects in revenues 3. the CA State Legislature and the Federal Legislature have two houses which means they both are ______ 4. the necessary and proper clause is also called the "______ clause" 6. if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes for President, the ______ chooses from the top three 7. senate 3/5 (60) vote ends a filibuster 8. the house has the sole power of impeachment by a _______ vote 9. ways and means committee 12. speaker of the US House of Rep (2 Words) 15. appropriations committee 16. _________ is when districts are drawn to the advantage of the politcal party or faction that controls the state legislature 24. how many house of representatives from CA are there? 25. Your "Junior" US Senator (2 Words) 26. the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises is an _______ power of Congress 27. to be in the house of representatives you must be ____ years old 28. when you are impeached you are ___ of treason, bribery, felony, or minor crimes

Down 1. when senators talk on and on to prevent a vote on the bill 3. Your Rep in the House of Reps (2 Words) 5. a senator's term is _ years long 6. when experts testify about why a bill is good or bad (house) 10. biggest source of US gov't revenue (2 Words) 11. those represented by electoral officials 13. how many total senators are there? (2 Words) 14. the process of becoming a US citizen 17. social security, medicare, medicaid/medical and welfare are examples of _________ 18. owe their first allegiance to their political parties and vote according to their platform and leaders 19. the power to establish the Federal Reserve system is an _____ power of Congress 20. has sole power to try all impeachments 21. a population count that happens every 10 years 22. US Senate Majority Leader (2 Words) 23. a federal _______ is when the US gov't spends less in one year than it collects in revenues