Legislative

3. legislative chamber
4. member of a constituency
5. an act of reapportioning
10. pro tempore-is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate
13. is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent decision
14. two branches
16. meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
17. procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

1. the boundaries to favor one party or class
2. severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
6. as a duty or responsibility
7. strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal
8. the form used for most legislation
9. meeting of a judicial body to conduct its business
11. listing of all bills introduced and a history of all bills reported out of committee in the current Congress
12. minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
15. leader-the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives