Across
- 4. has 435 members
- 7. number of seats in the house of representatives shall be _____ among the states
- 8. redistribute the seats in the house after decennial census
- 10. a ______ of congress is that period of time each year
- 12. they have been drawn to the advantage of the political party
- 15. those lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party are ______
- 16. the framers had to create a two chambered body to settle the conflict between the Virginia
- 17. the British parliament had consisted of two houses since the 1300s
- 18. was one of the first two African Americans to serve in the senate
- 21. finally bowed to public opinion and agreed to what became the 17th amendment
- 22. Robert Byrd was elected to his first term in the Senet in what year
Down
- 1. time between presidential elections are called _____
- 2. when was the 17th amendment ratified
- 3. they believe that each question they face must be decided on its merits
- 5. is a well known benefit that allows them to mail letters and other materials
- 6. to end discontinue a session
- 9. the farmers favored a bicameral congress in order that one house might act as a check on the other
- 11. another vital part of their committee work involves
- 13. elections proved grossly unfair
- 14. how many members where in the senate by the end of the first congress in 1791
- 19. every two years the senate is then a ________
- 20. they attempt to combine the basic elements of the trustee