Legislative Branch Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The process of turning ideas and bills into official public policy.
  2. 6. Senate tactic where a senator talks at length to delay a vote on a bill.
  3. 8. Redistribution of House seats among the states after each census.
  4. 10. A current officeholder running for re-election.
  5. 12. Senate vote to end a filibuster and move to a final vote.
  6. 15. Idea that elected officials speak and vote for the people back home.
  7. 17. Laws that are passed by Congress and signed (or overridden) into effect.
  8. 19. Party with more seats in a chamber of Congress.
  9. 20. Small group of members that reviews, edits, and works on bills.
Down
  1. 1. A person who lives in a district and is represented by an elected official.
  2. 2. A proposed law being debated in Congress.
  3. 4. Party leader who counts votes and tries to keep members in line.
  4. 5. Drawing oddly shaped districts to benefit one party.
  5. 7. President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  6. 9. Two-house structure of Congress (House + Senate).
  7. 11. Party with fewer seats in a chamber of Congress.
  8. 13. Official population count taken every ten years.
  9. 14. Top leader of the House of Representatives.
  10. 16. Geographic area a member of the House represents.
  11. 18. Congress’s power to pass a bill into law despite a presidential veto (with enough votes).