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Cicivs
Chapter 4 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | body consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate |
| Census | population count taken by the Census Bureau, Congress adjusts the number of representatives given to each state |
| Constituents | people represented |
| Gerrymander | is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| Majority Party | the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| Minority Party | the other party |
| Standing Committees | permanent committees that continue their work from session to session |
| Seniority | years of service |