CONGRESS

2. The chamber of Congress with 435 members.
5. The right of the president to reject a bill.
6. A maximum number of years that an elected official can serve.
7. The accumulation of deficits over the years.
8. A bill that establishes a program.
9. An attempt by a minority of senators to delay action by talking in the Senate.
12. Drawing oddly-shaped district lines of political advantage.
14. The chamber of Congress that has the same number of members from each state.
16. The process of determining how many congressmen each state has.

1. A bill that assigns funding to a program.
3. The senate is considered the ____ house because it has fewer members & longer terms.
4. The branch of government that makes the laws.
10. To accuse of wrongdoing
11. When the government spends more than it takes in during a given year.
13. The session of Congress between an election and when the new Congress begins.
15. A person that tries to influence laws & policies.