Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 3. two-year term; must be twenty-five years old (qualifications)
  2. 5. Every 10 years a census is taken and the census bureau redistributes the 435 congressional members
  3. 7. two-party system
  4. 9. Number of years in a senator's term in office
  5. 12. method of gerrymandering; pushing opponents into as few districts as possible
  6. 14. current speaker of the house
  7. 16. When a state gains or loses seats districts are redrawn. This is done by the states
Down
  1. 1. age; qualification to be a senator
  2. 2. president pro tempore on daily matter
  3. 4. first name of governor for whom gerrymander gets its name
  4. 6. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
  5. 8. Synopsis: _______ of us; After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
  6. 10. head of the senate
  7. 11. method of gerrymandering; spreading opponents out among many districts
  8. 13. declare war (a power of)
  9. 15. looks more difficult than it actually is