Crosswords Puzzle

Horizontal Words

1. government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent (10)
3. Where did Bloody Sunday occur? (20)
5. This is the smaller of the two Congressional Chambers (6)
7. What was the only state to gain 2 representatives following the 2020 Census? (5)
9. Tailoring district lines to leave groups out, or gain power (14)
11. The ____ of Congress lasts 2 years (4)
14. Idea that women had to be protected from the cruelties of life (20)

Vertical Words

2. This Chamber has 435 Members (24)
4. Each year of Congress is called a ________ (7)
6. The person who currently holds the office, hard to defeat in elections (9)
8. Amendment during the Civil rights movement that was proposed but not ratified (22)
10. Article One (The ____ Branch) (11)
12. Women are riding to suffrage on the _________ (7)
13. ____ ______ Laws created segregated societies (8)
15. We are in the ______ session of Congress (5)