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Across 2. the art of interacting with foreign governments 6. the president can reject a bill, when Congress is not in session, by not signing it 7. a citizen cannot be punished for a crime until the law has been fairly applied to his or her case 10. has 435 members 12. freedom of the__________ is the right to express your ideas in writing 14. "talking a bill to death" 15. smaller groups, where most of the work of Congress is done 17. amendment that prevents the government from quartering soldiers in your home during peacetime 19. rule of conduct 26. government's power to take a citzen's private property for public use 27. this person persuades members to vote for party sponsered legislation 28. a proposed law 29. means the right to vote 30. explains or interprets the laws 35. have the power to make rules and bring violators to court 40. region of farms and small towns 41. means distributed, this is done after the census 43. presiding officer of the House 48. bill that must be approved by the voters to become law 49. the "necessary and proper" clause, allows Congress to stretch its' delegated powers 50. amendment that protects you from self-incrimination

Down 1. written false statements that damage another person's reputation 3. represents US commercial interests in foreign countries 4. majority of the members 5. the branch that makes the laws 8. the order in which the office of the president is filled 9. a system in which powers of government are limited, so that each branch can limit the power of other branches 11. private meetings in which party members of each house choose their leaders 12. commander in chief of the armed forces 13. formed by the highest ranking military officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 16. amendment guarantees the accused a trial by a jury of your peers 18. legal protection for members of Congress when they travel to and from a meeting in Congress 20. the head of the justice department 21. "_______________ ____ _____________"punishment is forbidden by the eighth amendment 22. making a list of charges in the House 23. guides the party's proposed law through Congress 24. presides over the senate when the vice-president is absent 25. type of lawmaking body--with two houses 29. a permanent committee 31. includes administrators, lawyers, doctors, engineers, secretaries, and clerks who perform the work of the executive branch 32. forbids the government from establishing a national religion 33. according to the constitution on ______________ can declare war 34. means being tried for the same crime twice 36. the people in the legislator's home district 37. written agreements with other countries 38. the amendment that set a two term limit to the presidency 39. a formal document that allows US citizens to travel abroad 42. meetings 44. an act that endangers or betray's ones country 45. the official residence and offices of an ambassador 46. amendment that protects you from unreasonable search and seizure 47. has 100 members