Congressional Trivia

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Across
  1. 2. the US Capitol was burned in 1812 by ___ troops
  2. 4. first Vice President of the US
  3. 6. motto painted on the banner in the Apotheosis of Washington on the ceiling of the US Rotunda
  4. 7. one of the oldest relics in the House of Representatives, this ceremonial object is used to signal whether the house is in session or in committee
  5. 10. amendment that allowed the people of a state to directly elect their senators
  6. 11. first US Speaker of the House was Frederick ___
  7. 12. longest serving US representative in history
Down
  1. 1. also known as the ROGERS doors, these doors to the US Capitol rotunda weight around 20,000 lbs
  2. 3. amendment that required that any Congressional pay raise go into effect after the next election of the House
  3. 5. first African American to serve in the US Senate
  4. 8. first female US representative
  5. 9. longest serving US senator in history