Congress and Political Parties

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Across
  1. 4. current political party that has the majority in the Senate
  2. 9. a proposed law
  3. 10. party leadership position who is in charge of rounding up votes
  4. 12. the vote that can end a filibuster
  5. 15. The person who helps lead the Senate in the absence of the vice president
  6. 16. A permanent committee in the House or Senate that considers bills within a certain topic
Down
  1. 1. Members of Congress can use this mailing system for free
  2. 2. election in which there is no presidential election
  3. 3. the current holder of an office (often used during elections)
  4. 5. the process of editing a bill (done at the committee level)
  5. 6. Specific committee formed to work out the differeces between both versions of a bill
  6. 7. current political party that has the majority in the House
  7. 8. when the drawing of a new legislative district is purposfully drawn to benefit one political party
  8. 11. those people who do not identify with a particular political party
  9. 13. Leader of the House of Representatives
  10. 14. members of Congress spend a lot of time serving their ____________.