Across
- 6. the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.
- 8. having the power to make laws
- 10. the foundational principle that federal law takes precedence over any conflicting state law.
Down
- 1. a two-house legislative system
- 2. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress
- 3. tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending
- 4. the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office.
- 5. a national legislative body
- 7. the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass
- 9. the redistribution of seats in the US House of Representatives based on changes in population