Across
- 3. legislative chamber
- 4. member of a constituency
- 5. an act of reapportioning
- 10. pro tempore-is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate
- 13. is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent decision
- 14. two branches
- 16. meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- 17. procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
Down
- 1. the boundaries to favor one party or class
- 2. severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
- 6. as a duty or responsibility
- 7. strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal
- 8. the form used for most legislation
- 9. meeting of a judicial body to conduct its business
- 11. listing of all bills introduced and a history of all bills reported out of committee in the current Congress
- 12. minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
- 15. leader-the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives