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Congress Vocab
Vocabulary dealing with Congress
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral legislature | a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses |
| Terms | time the elected official will serve |
| Recess | break in a session |
| Constituents | a person from a legislator's district |
| Incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |
| Reapportionment | Reassigning seats in the house |
| Gerrymandering | an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| Caucus | a meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| Calendar | means of keeping track of Congressional business |
| Filibuster | a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws |
| Cloture | a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill |
| Adjourn | Bring the session to a close |