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Across
  1. 1. Issues that people believe require governmental action.
  2. 3. The redrawing of legislative district lines after the census has been taken, to accommodate population shifts and ensure equal representation.
  3. 5. A senator or representative who assists the party leader by staying informed about the voting decisions of other members.
  4. 9. A committee made up of members from both the House and the Senate.
  5. 10. Permanently established legislative committees that review and consider bills in both the House and Senate.
  6. 11. The legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the House or the Senate.
  7. 12. The legislative leader elected by party members holding the minority of seats in the House or the Senate.
  8. 13. The ability of congressional members to mail letters to their constituents free of charge by using their signature for postage.
  9. 15. Occurs when the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress.
  10. 16. Descriptive of elected representatives who balance their constituents’ opinions with their best judgment when making legislative voting decisions.
  11. 18. Descriptive of elected representatives who use their best judgment when making legislative voting decisions.
  12. 20. Congressional committees appointed for a limited time and usually for an investigative purpose.
  13. 24. Legislation that provides benefits to constituents in a particular district or state in the hope of winning their votes in return. For example: providing funding to build a bridge in a particular city.
  14. 26. An attempt to stall or defeat a bill in the Senate by talking for an extended period of time.
  15. 27. The practice of distributing House seats into unequal districts, which diminishes certain district’s representative voice.
  16. 28. A device used to force a bill that has been stuck in committee for over thirty days, out onto the floor.
  17. 30. The practice of drawing districts in unusual shapes for the political advantage of one political party or group.
  18. 31. The individuals who live in the area an elected official is representing.
Down
  1. 2. A joint committee appointed to iron out the differences in the Senate and House versions of the same bill.
  2. 4. Occurs when different parties control the White House and Congress.
  3. 6. A stalling approach by which a senator asks to be informed before a particular bill is brought to the floor; tactic used to stop a bill from reaching the floor.
  4. 7. A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or houses.
  5. 8. A strong division in the views of Republicans and Democrats on the legislative agenda.
  6. 14. A group of congressional members that meet to pursue a common legislative agenda.
  7. 17. The practice of redistributing House seats every ten years according to census data.
  8. 19. “Hidden” congressional provisions that designate money for specific projects or programs.
  9. 21. The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress.
  10. 22. Descriptive of elected representatives who base their legislative voting decisions on the desires and opinions of their constituents.
  11. 23. Practice of legislators trading mutual support for their legislative proposals.
  12. 25. A process used by the Senate to end or limit debate/filibusters.
  13. 29. a request or agreement setting the terms for the consideration or debate of a specified bill or other measure.