Congress

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Across
  1. 3. A Legislator voting after their political party
  2. 7. Reallocating House of Representatives numbers amongst the states according to Census results
  3. 8. When Congress meets
  4. 9. A Legislator voting on the merits of the bill
  5. 10. As a Congressman, being able to mail anything with your name in the corner for a stamp
  6. 12. Made up of two houses
  7. 14. Only having a 1/3 of the Senators up for election every two years - allows for easy flow between sessions
  8. 15. When Congressional session ends
  9. 16. A balance of the other three voting options for a Legislator
  10. 17. Redistricting a states districts for political benefit
Down
  1. 1. A Legislator voting the way their voters want
  2. 2. The upper house in Congress - made up of 100 members, two from each state
  3. 4. A district represented by one person - House of Representative
  4. 5. A count of the population in a Nation
  5. 6. The lower house in Congress - made up of 435 members, at least one per state
  6. 11. Several districts represented by one person - Senate
  7. 13. Meeting of Legislators to create laws