Across
- 3. the upper chamber of congress
- 5. The speaker in the United States, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives,
- 7. the redistribution of representation in a legislative body.
- 9. having the power to make laws
- 10. the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws
Down
- 1. The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster
- 2. a government structure involving two houses, or two legislative bodies, that are separate in deliberation from one another
- 4. a specified number of terms that a person in office is allowed to serve
- 6. a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and action
- 8. the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass.