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Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Term | 2 year period of time during which congress meets |
| Session | Period of time each year during which congress assembles and conducts business |
| Adjourns | Suspends until the next session |
| Special session | A meeting to deal with some emergency situation |
| Apportion | Distribute seats in a legislative body |
| Reapportion | Redistribute seats in a legislative body |
| Off year election | Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years |
| Single member district | Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office |
| At-large election | Election of an office holder by the voters of an entire governmental unit |
| Gerrymander | The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| Continuous body | Constituencies governing units whose seats are never all up for election at the same time |
| Constituencies | The people and interests that an elected official represents |
| Trustee | Lawmaker who votes based on his or her conscience and judgement |
| Partisans | Lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according to the party line |
| Politico | Attempt to combine the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles |
| Oversight function | Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch |
| Franking privilege | Benefit allowing members of congress to mail letters postage free |
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