Across
- 6. Each state has two of these in Congress
- 7. Legislative system with two chambers
- 8. First branch of government mentioned in the Constitution
- 10. Informal groups formed by members of Congress
- 11. Temporary committee to resolve bill differences
- 12. The leader of the majority party in the Senate
- 14. Assistants in Congress who enforce party discipline
- 20. Budget analysts helping committees estimate costs
- 23. Nickname for congressional funding projects
- 24. The official presiding officer of the Senate
- 26. Leads the House and decides debate schedule
- 27. A group that combines members from both the House and Senate
- 28. Average number of staffers per representative
- 29. Reorganizing House seats after the census
- 30. The Senate "cools" legislation like this
Down
- 1. Ratified in 1913 to allow direct election of senators
- 2. The legislative branch with 435 members
- 3. The party with fewer seats in a chamber
- 4. Permanent committee that handles key legislative work
- 5. Helps Congress research policy questions
- 9. Temporary group investigating specific problems
- 13. The principal of equal representation in Congress for each person
- 15. Nickname for federally funded local projects
- 16. The room where members debate bills
- 17. Federalist paper where Madison highlights Congress's power
- 18. "Bringing home the bacon" refers to this
- 19. Staff members who write speeches and draft bills
- 21. What most bills do in committee
- 22. Leader of the minority party in the Senate
- 25. Congressional system for dividing legislative work