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10 Cards in this Set
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Bicameral
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Definition: "having two branches or chambers"
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Census
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Definition: "an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals"
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Constituent
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Definition: "being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect"
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Gerrymander
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Definition: "manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class"
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Majority Party
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Definition: "A two-party system is a system where two major political partiesdominate politics within a government. One of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually referred to as the majority party while the other is the minority party"
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Minority Party
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Definition: "Minor party is a political party that plays a smaller (in some cases much smaller) role than a major party in a country's politics and elections"
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Standing Committee
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Definition: "a permanent committee that meets regularly"
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Seniority
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Definition: "the fact or state of being older or higher in position or status than someone else"
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Occur
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Definition: "exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions"
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Adjust
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Definition: "alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result"
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