legislative branch

2. members of a legislative body prolong debate
5. the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass
7. establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land", and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws.
8. established the direct election of United States senators in each state
10. having the power to make laws
11. type of legislature that is divided into two separate chambers
13. the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
15. is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power...

1. the low chamber of congress
3. the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States
4. the upper chamber of congress
6. limit of terns a president can serve
9. any changes to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until the next election concludes.
12. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
14. the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions