Chapter 10 Flashcards
Two-year period of time during which Congress meets
term
Period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business
session
Suspend, as in a session of congress
adjourn
session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation Adjourn, as in a legislative session
prorogue
An extraordinary
special session
distribute, as in seats in a legislative body
apportion
Redistribute, as in seats in a legislative body
reapportion
congrssional election that occurs between presidential election years
off-year election
Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
single-member district
election of an officeholder by the voters of an entire governmental unit rather than by the voters of a district or a subdivision
at-large
the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
gerrymander
Goerning unit whose seats are never all up for election at the same time.
continuous body
the people and interests the senators represent
constituency
a co-worker
colleage
lawmaker who votes on his or hers conscience and judgement, not the views of his or her constituents
truste
