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20 Cards in this Set
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term
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two period of time during which Congress meets
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session
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period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business
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adjourn
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suspend, as in a session of Congress
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recess
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a short break often taken during a session
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prorogue
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adjourn, as in a legislative session
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special session
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an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation.
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apportion
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distribute, as in seats in a legislative body
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term limits
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the max. length of a temr; six or eight years
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reapportion
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redistribute, as in seats in a leg. body.
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off-year election
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congressional election that occurs between presidential election years.
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single-member district
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electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters from each elected office.
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at-large
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election of an officeholder by the voters of an entire gov. unit rather than by the voters of a district or subdivision.
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gerrmander
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the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
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Continuous body
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gov. unit whose seats are never all up for election at the same time
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Constituency
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the peopel and interests that an elected official represents
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trustee
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lawmaker who votes based on his or her conscience and judgement, not the views of his or her constituents
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partisan
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lawmaker who owes his or her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according to the party line
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politico
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lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles
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oversight function
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review by leg. committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch
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franking privilege
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benefit allowing members of congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
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