Legislative

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  1. 3. amendment the direct election of United States senators in each state.
  2. 4. of the House The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.
  3. 5. a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and action
  4. 10. targets voters based on race or political beliefs but it can also be based on any other characteristic like religion or age
  5. 11. of Representatives Together, they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
  6. 12. and Proper Clause authorizes Congress to employ any means that are appropriate and plainly adapted to the permitted end.
  7. 13. action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote
  8. 14. Limits a specified number of terms that a person in office is allowed to serve
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  1. 1. a procedure for ending a debate and
  2. 2. As one might expect, the legislative majority did not care to realign districts to represent the current distribution of the population,
  3. 6. Clause designates the Constitution as the "supreme law of the land."
  4. 7. two chambers,
  5. 8. amendment to reduce corruption in the legislative branch
  6. 9. the power to make laws.