6th Period Legislative Branch Assessment

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Across
  1. 6. Most of the work in congress is done here
  2. 7. Member of the minority party that works with the committee chair
  3. 9. Assists the party leader
  4. 11. The president of the senate also serves as
  5. 13. People elected officials represent
  6. 15. Vote to end a filibuster
  7. 16. To shape a congressional district in order to favor a political party
  8. 17. Permanent committees in congress
  9. 19. The ability for senators to hold the floor and monopolize debate
  10. 20. When the president doesn't sign a bill, congress adjourns before 10 days, and the bill dies
Down
  1. 1. Members of congress voting based on their own best judgement
  2. 2. The Supreme Court decided that congressional districts could be challenged in the court in this case
  3. 3. When the president rejects a bill
  4. 4. Trading votes to gain support for a bill
  5. 5. Changing the number of representatives a state has after the census
  6. 8. This committee decides how long the House will spend debating a bill (2 words)
  7. 10. Committees made up of members of both houses of congress
  8. 12. Known as "Chief Legislator" for influence over congress
  9. 14. The 17th Amendment took the power to select members of this house of congress from state legislatures
  10. 18. Presiding officer of the House of Representatives