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The Legislature
Puzzle 01
For Mr. Rose's Government Class
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2. To __________ means to draw a district’s boundaries in order to gain an advantage in elections.
4. We have a __________ legislature. This mean that we have a two-chamber legislature.
7. A __________ is a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent.
8. A vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions is called __________.
10. The process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census is called __________.
11. Ever ten years, we have a __________ in order to count the population of our country.
12. The Speaker’s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party’s legislative program is called the __________ leader.
14. A __________ action committee is an organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for a political candidate.
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1. A __________ is a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office.
3. The period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business is called a __________.
4. The government administrators that run the executive branch from day to day are called the __________.
5. The right of Congress to refuse to seat an elected member through a majority vote is called __________.
6. To set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete is known as __________.
9. An elected official that is already in office at the time of an election is called a __________.
13. A proposed law is called a __________.
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