Across
- 2. permanent committees
- 3. puts few limits on debates
- 5. an end to a debate
- 7. assistant to the speaker
- 10. the most powerful position in the senate
- 11. the person who presides in the absence of the president of the Senate
- 14. seats are redistributed among the states based on the results of the census
- 16. address broad issues that affect both chambers
Down
- 1. the most senior majority senator on a committee
- 4. the most powerful member in the house office
- 6. vice president of the United States
- 8. encourages fellow party members to vote as the party leadership wants
- 9. drawing district boundaries for political advantage
- 12. a meeting of all the House members from a particular political party
- 13. proposed laws
- 15. limited committees