Across
- 3. a legislative body divided into two branches or houses
- 5. An official of a political party who ensures discipline
- 7. a meeting or party members to elect a nominee for the office
- 9. commerce, a trade that takes place among two or more states
- 10. leader, the head of a party in a legislative body
- 11. people who live in an electoral district are represented by an elected official
- 14. identifies bills and resolutions for Congress
- 17. a process in which seats in a legislative assembly are distributed for representation
- 18. a fixed number of members needed to represent an organization to conduct business
- 20. the process used to end filibusters voted by 60 senators
- 21. a formal charge of a public official for misconduct or wrongdoings
Down
- 1. a legislative body made up of one branch
- 2. bill, funds appropriated by legislation as part of budget or spending bills
- 4. a person holding office for reelection
- 6. redrawing the boundaries of a legislative district in order to favor or give advantage to one party
- 8. Express formal disapproval
- 12. a series of meetings of a judicial body
- 13. a form used by the legislature for proposed laws
- 15. pro tempore, a long-running officer who presides in the office in the absence of the vice-president
- 16. the power to reject a proposal made by an official
- 19. a prolonged speech in order to delay proposed legislation