Across
- 4. address the major areas in which most proposed laws fall
- 6. the chair of a committee has gone to the most senior majority senator
- 8. members from the House and Senate
- 10. proposed laws
- 11. the person who presides in the absence of the president of the Senate
- 13. vice president
- 14. drawing district boundaries for political advantage
- 15. seats are redistributed among the states based on the results of the census
- 16. a rule allowed for the development of a practice
Down
- 1. carry out specific tasks not already covered by existing committees
- 2. a meeting of all the House members from a particular political party
- 3. an end to a debate
- 5. the most powerful position
- 7. majority leader that manages the actions and strategy of the party in the House
- 9. the most powerful member and the presiding officer of the House
- 12. encourage fellow party members to vote