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professional legislature
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legislature whose members serve full-time and for long periods
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reapportionment
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the allocation of House seats to the states after each decennial census
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redistricting
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drawing new boundaries of congressional districts, usually after the decennial census
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gerrymandering
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drawing boundary lines of congressional districts in order to confer an advantage on some partisan or political interest
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filing deadline
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the latest date on which a candidate who wishes to be on a primary ballot may file official documents with and/or pay required fees to state election officials
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open seat
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a House or Senate race with no incumbent (because of death or retirement)
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safe seat
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a congressional district certain to vote for the candidate of one party
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incumbency advantage
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the electoral advantage a candidate enjoys by virtue of being an incumbent, over and above his or her other personal and political characteristics
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frank
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name given to representatives' and senators' free use of the U.S. mail for sending communications to constituents
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casework
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efforts by members of Congress to help individuals and groups when they have difficulties with federal agencies
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constituency service
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efforts by members of Congress to secure federal funding for their districts and to help constituents when they have difficulties with federal agencies
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coattails
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positive electoral effect of a popular presidential candidate on congressional candidates of the president's party
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bloc voting
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voting in which nearly all members of an ethnic or racial group vote for the same candidate or party
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majority-minority district
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district in which a minority group is the numerical majority of the population
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affirmative action redistricting
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the process of drawing district lines to maximize the number of majority-minority districts.
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