Legislative Branch Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. to distribute or allocate proportionally.
  2. 5. the upper house of the United States Congress, whose powers include the ability to approve the president's Cabinet appointments.
  3. 7. a group of persons appointed or elected to consider or take action on some matter.
  4. 9. meaning "two-housed", this is the type of structure our legislative branch has.
  5. 11. a legislative body where not every seat is up for reelection at the same time. (2 words)
  6. 13. the power of the President to block or complicate passage of a legislation by refusing to sign it into law.
  7. 16. a law made by a body of government.
  8. 19. a permanent committee in a government that specializes in a particular area of legislation. (2 words)
  9. 20. the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. (4 words)
  10. 21. an indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive through retention of the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature. (2 words)
  11. 25. a temporary committee created with a timeline to complete a specific task, like investigating government activity. (2 words)
  12. 27. the reassignment of representatives proportionally among the states in accordance with changes in population.
  13. 28. the people in a particular area of a country who are represented by an elected official.
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  1. 2. the member of the United States Senate, or of the upper house of a State's legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate. (3 words)
  2. 3. a joint committee that is appointed to hold a conference on differing versions of a bill. (2 words)
  3. 4. the leader of the political party that holds the majority of seats in the Senate. (3 words)
  4. 6. the lower house of the United States Congress, whose powers include the ability to elect the president if the Electoral College has a tie. (3 words)
  5. 8. a general election held in an odd-numbered year when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place. (3 words)
  6. 10. a committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2 words)
  7. 12. divide or organize an area into new political districts.
  8. 14. the leader of the political party that holds fewer seats in the Senate (3 words)
  9. 15. a committee of a legislative house that determines the rules and procedure for expediting the business of the house. (2 words)
  10. 17. the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class.
  11. 18. a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating their party's legislative strategy.
  12. 22. a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments to cover the costs of general government services.
  13. 23. a proposed law that requires the approval of both houses of congress and the signature of the president in order to become a law.
  14. 24. the primary lawmaking body of the U.S. Government.
  15. 26. a person or organization that is paid to influence government officials on behalf of a client or employer.