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