Across
- 1. to distribute or allocate proportionally.
- 5. the upper house of the United States Congress, whose powers include the ability to approve the president's Cabinet appointments.
- 7. a group of persons appointed or elected to consider or take action on some matter.
- 9. meaning "two-housed", this is the type of structure our legislative branch has.
- 11. a legislative body where not every seat is up for reelection at the same time. (2 words)
- 13. the power of the President to block or complicate passage of a legislation by refusing to sign it into law.
- 16. a law made by a body of government.
- 19. a permanent committee in a government that specializes in a particular area of legislation. (2 words)
- 20. the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. (4 words)
- 21. an indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive through retention of the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature. (2 words)
- 25. a temporary committee created with a timeline to complete a specific task, like investigating government activity. (2 words)
- 27. the reassignment of representatives proportionally among the states in accordance with changes in population.
- 28. the people in a particular area of a country who are represented by an elected official.
Down
- 2. the member of the United States Senate, or of the upper house of a State's legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate. (3 words)
- 3. a joint committee that is appointed to hold a conference on differing versions of a bill. (2 words)
- 4. the leader of the political party that holds the majority of seats in the Senate. (3 words)
- 6. the lower house of the United States Congress, whose powers include the ability to elect the president if the Electoral College has a tie. (3 words)
- 8. a general election held in an odd-numbered year when neither a presidential election nor a midterm election takes place. (3 words)
- 10. a committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2 words)
- 12. divide or organize an area into new political districts.
- 14. the leader of the political party that holds fewer seats in the Senate (3 words)
- 15. a committee of a legislative house that determines the rules and procedure for expediting the business of the house. (2 words)
- 17. the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class.
- 18. a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating their party's legislative strategy.
- 22. a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments to cover the costs of general government services.
- 23. a proposed law that requires the approval of both houses of congress and the signature of the president in order to become a law.
- 24. the primary lawmaking body of the U.S. Government.
- 26. a person or organization that is paid to influence government officials on behalf of a client or employer.