Chp 6 Vocab Flashcards
Bicameral
2 houses
Term
A length of a time an elected official serves
Session
1 year time period during which congress conducts its bussines
Convene
To start a session in congress
Adjourn
To suspend business until next session
Recess
To suspend business temporarily during session
Prorogue
The president has the power to end a session when the houses can’t agree to adjourn
Sine die
Neither house can adjourn without the consent of the other
Special session
When the president calls congress together for an emergency meeting
Apportion
The distribution of seats in the legislative branch
Reapportion
The redistribution of seats in the legislative branch every 10 years
Off year election
Elections that are going between the presidential electoin
Single member district
Geographic district from which one represents chosen from a field of candidates
Districts
435 districts in country
Gerrymandering
The drawing up of district lines to the advantage of the party
Incumbent
Hold of office
Continuous body
All seats are never up for election at same time
Constituency
The people they represent(entire states) originally chosen by states legislature
Delegate
Representative members of congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents
Trustee
Lawmaker who votes based on his or hers conscience and judgement, not the views of his or her constituents
Partisan
Lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his her political party and votes according to the part line
Politico
Lawmaker
Oversight functions
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Speech and debate clause.
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Bill
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