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Vocab 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constituent | A person whom a member of congress has been elected to represent |
| Concurrent Jurisdiction | authority shared by both federal and state courts |
| Bicameral Legislature | A two -chamber legislature |
| Incumbent | Elected officials who is already in office |
| census | complete count of population, including place of residence |
| Gerrymander | To draw a districts boundaries to gain advantage in elections |
| Censure | A vote of formal disapproval of a members actions |
| Reapportionment | The process of reassigning representations based on population after every census |
| Filibuster | A method of defeating in the senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote |
| Cloture Resolution | A procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate. |