The Legislative Branch

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Across
  1. 1. term that lasts for 6 years.
  2. 4. an area that the house of Representatives represents.
  3. 5. term that lasts 2 years.
  4. 6. the power to make laws.
  5. 11. serves in the absense of the Vice President.
  6. 12. the member who introduces a bill.
  7. 15. "talking a bill to death".
  8. 16. the act of forcing a congressional member out of office for misconduct.
  9. 18. made up of members from both the House and the Senate.
  10. 19. may be introduced by any member of congress.
  11. 20. drawing district boundaries to benefit a certain party, group, or individual.
  12. 21. population count.
Down
  1. 1. the yearly meetings of congress.
  2. 2. a congress of two chambers.
  3. 3. the term for distributing the total number of house seats after each census.
  4. 7. the party with the most members in the chamber of congress.
  5. 8. allows congresspersons to send mail to constituents at no charge.
  6. 9. can only be done at the end of a congressional session.
  7. 10. a temporary committee to study one specific issue.
  8. 13. responsible for getting their party members to agree on key votes.
  9. 14. divisions of standing committees.
  10. 17. when representative district lines are drawn to divide an opponent's strength.