Legislative Branch Reveiw

5. The term for the leader of the House of Representatives.
8. Representative for Indiana's 2nd district.
9. Indiana Senator Mike _____.
11. The current president of the Senate.
14. Our Congress is _____ because it has two parts.
17. Indiana Senator Todd _____.
18. A Senator's term of office is _____ years.
20. Term used to describe both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
22. To be in the House and the Senate, a person must live in the _____ they represent.
26. This person is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is not there.
27. Privelege given to people in Congress that allows them to mail things for free.
28. Once a year speech given by the president to Congress.
29. If a Bill passes through the House of Representatives, it must go to the ____.
30. The people that a member of Congress represents.
31. Representation in the House is based on _____.

1. The month Congressional elections are held.
2. The current majority leader of the Senate.
3. Redrawing district lines to favor one party.
4. Type of committee that meets to work out differences between House and Senate bills.
6. The _____ system is used by party members to make committee assignments.
7. Gerrymandering can take two forms: ____ and cracking.
10. If the _____ takes no action on a Bill for ten days when Congress is in session, it becomes law.
12. The current Speaker of the House.
13. After a Bill is introduced, it moves on to a _____ committee.
15. Trying to delay a vote by making long speeches.
16. If you are 28 years old, you could be elected to this part of Congress.
19. Honorary position given to the person who has served in the House the longest.
21. This happens every 10 years following the ______.
23. Allowance given to people in Congress to help with expenses.
24. The term for the 60 votes needed in the Senate to end a filibuster.
25. The President may call a _____ special session of Congress to deal with emergencies.
30. This person assigns a name and number to each bill.