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chapter 5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral legislature | made up of two house (senate and the house of representatives) |
| sessions | meetings |
| census | population count |
| Reaportionment | the population of each state determines the new number of representatives to which each is entitled |
| redistricting | the process of setting up new district lines after reapportionment has been completed |
| gerrymandering | political party controlling the state government draws a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in elections. |
| at-large | state-wide |
| censure | is a vote of formal disapproval of a members actions |
| incumbents | those members already in office, won reelction |
| constituents | the people in the districts the represent |
| caucus | closed meeting |
| majority leader | speakerś top assistant |
| whips | serve as assistant floor leaders |
| bills | proposed law |
| calendars | list bills that are up for consideration |
| quorum | minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action |
| president pro tempore | for the time being |
| filibuster | means to stall the legislative process and prevent a vote |
| cloture | procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hour on a bill under debate |
| standing committees | congress set up permanent groups to oversee bills that dealt with certain kinds of issues |
| subcommittees | specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility |
| select committees | study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate or the House. |
| joint committees | made up of members from both the house and the senate |
| conference committee | temporary committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill |
| seniority system | gave the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee |
| personal staff | members work directly for individual senators and representatives. |
| committee staff | members work for the many house and senate committes |
| administrative assistant | very important legislative aide |
| legislative assistants | secoind type of personal staff member |
| caseworkers | personal staff members that handle many request for help from people in a lawmaker's state or congressional district |
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