The National Legislature LG

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Across
  1. 2. The amount of time spent in a moment.
  2. 5. The amount of time a government official can serve for.
  3. 8. How many terms can a senator serve for?
  4. 9. The people and interests that an elected official represent.
  5. 10. Benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage free.
  6. 11. How many years are in a senator's term?
  7. 12. To distribute seats in the legislative body.
  8. 15. Lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles.
  9. 17. The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group.
  10. 19. Lawmaker who votes solely based on their conscience and judgement.
  11. 20. To redistribute seats in the legislative body.
Down
  1. 1. Governing Unit whose seat is never up for election at the same time.
  2. 3. Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters of each elected office.
  3. 4. Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch.
  4. 6. An extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation.
  5. 7. To suspend a session in Congress.
  6. 13. Lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according to the party line.
  7. 14. Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years.
  8. 16. How many members of the Senate are there?
  9. 18. Another term for Adjourn