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Congress Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 legislators 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 member 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 bills sponsor withdraws |
Cloture | a procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill |
Adjourn | Bring the session to a close |