8.1 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The legislative assembly that meets at Capitol Hill.
  2. 5. When a group of members of different parties come together to oppose a bill.
  3. 6. Redrawing district lines to favor a political party.
  4. 8. The state is divided into these geographical lines to adjust for the population shift.
  5. 11. The process of collecting population numbers every 2 years to determine how many seats a state has in Congress.
  6. 12. The lower part of Congress that has 435 representatives, the number of representatives varies due to population.
  7. 14. This amendment allowed for the direct election of senators.
Down
  1. 1. A 2 house system used today to separate the House and Senate.
  2. 2. Free postage.
  3. 4. The elected official that oversees the House.
  4. 7. In Latin it means "for the time being", today it means if the vice president and president are absent, the Speaker of the House or the Senate Pro Tempore, becomes president.
  5. 9. Unnecessary trips using taxpayer money.
  6. 10. Another word for conference.
  7. 13. The higher part of Congress that has 100 representatives total of 2 representatives for the 50 states.