Congress II

2. The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state after each census.
5. When there is a change or a redrawing of the boundaries of the congressional districts within each state.
7. A committee where the House and Senate achieve agreement on exact wording of legislative acts when two chambers pass legislative proposals in different forms.
9. The committee that the Senate doesn't have.
10. In charge of rounding up votes.
11. Members of Congress can use the mailing system for free.
13. A temporary legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.
14. The use of Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill.
15. A committee formed in order to get input on proposed laws from both Houses of Congress.
16. The most powerful and influential member of the House.
18. Committee that drafts tax legislation.

1. A view that the ideology of a member of Congress affects how he or she votes.
3. Leader The chief spokesperson of the majority party in the Senate.
4. The person who temporarily takes over as officer of the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
6. Members of Congress spend a lot of time serving their ____________.
8. The theory of congressional voting behavior which assumes that members make voting decisions to please fellow members and obtain their goodwill.
12. When the drawing of legislative district boundary lines are redrawn to benefit a particular party or candidate.
17. When constituents have a clear view on some issue and the legislators that vote on that issue will attract their attention and their vote will help them get reelected.
19. A permanent committee in the House or Senate that considers bills within a certain subject area.