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chapter 10 vocab

vocab quiz

TermDefinition
Bicameral a legislature made up o 2 houses
Term period of time one congress lasts
Session period of time during which, each year, congress assembles and conducts business
Convenes and adjourns begins and ends
Recess temporary suspension of business
Special Session a meeting to deal with an emergency situation
Prorogue end or discontinue a session
Apportion to distribute
Reapportion to redistribute seats in House after each session
Off-year elections congressional elections that occur during non presidential election years
At-large elected from the state as a whole rather than from a particular district
Gerrymandering drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls the state's legislative body
Incumbent current officeholder
Continuous body all seats are never up for election at the same time
Constituency the people and interests the congress person represents
Single-member district an electoral district that elects only one officeholder
Delegate see themselves as agents of the people who elected them
Trustee believe that each question they face must be decided on its merits
Partisan lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party
Politico tries to combine trustee, delegate, and partisan roles
Oversight Function congress checking to make sure executive branch is carrying out the laws
Franking Privilege free use of postage by congress members
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