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10 Cards in this Set
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Bicameral
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Definition: A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
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Census
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Definition: A population count taken by Census Bureau
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Constituent
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Definition: A persons from a legislators district
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Gerrymander
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Definition: An oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
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Majority Party
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Definition: In both the House of Reps and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
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Minority Party
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Definition: In both the House of Reps and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
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Standing Committee
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Definition: Permanent committee that continues work from session to session in its Congress
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Seniority
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Definition: Years of service, which is used as consideration for assigning committee members
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Occur
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Definition: To happen or take place
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Adjust
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Definition: To change or alter in order to fit or conform
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