Across
- 3. The legislative assembly that meets at Capitol Hill.
- 5. When a group of members of different parties come together to oppose a bill.
- 6. Redrawing district lines to favor a political party.
- 8. The state is divided into these geographical lines to adjust for the population shift.
- 11. The process of collecting population numbers every 2 years to determine how many seats a state has in Congress.
- 12. The lower part of Congress that has 435 representatives, the number of representatives varies due to population.
- 14. This amendment allowed for the direct election of senators.
Down
- 1. A 2 house system used today to separate the House and Senate.
- 2. Free postage.
- 4. The elected official that oversees the House.
- 7. In Latin it means "for the time being", today it means if the vice president and president are absent, the Speaker of the House or the Senate Pro Tempore, becomes president.
- 9. Unnecessary trips using taxpayer money.
- 10. Another word for conference.
- 13. The higher part of Congress that has 100 representatives total of 2 representatives for the 50 states.