Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 6. the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.
  2. 8. having the power to make laws
  3. 10. the foundational principle that federal law takes precedence over any conflicting state law.
Down
  1. 1. a two-house legislative system
  2. 2. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
  3. 3. tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending
  4. 4. the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office.
  5. 5. a national legislative body
  6. 7. the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass
  7. 9. the redistribution of seats in the US House of Representatives based on changes in population