Chp 6 Vocab

Question 1

Bicameral

Answer 1

2 houses

Question 2

Term

Answer 2

A length of a time an elected official serves

Question 3

Session

Answer 3

1 year time period during which congress conducts its bussines

Question 4

Convene

Answer 4

To start a session in congress

Question 5

Adjourn

Answer 5

To suspend business until next session

Question 6

Recess

Answer 6

To suspend business temporarily during session

Question 7

Prorogue

Answer 7

The president has the power to end a session when the houses can’t agree to adjourn

Question 8

Sine die

Answer 8

Neither house can adjourn without the consent of the other

Question 9

Special session

Answer 9

When the president calls congress together for an emergency meeting

Question 10

Apportion

Answer 10

The distribution of seats in the legislative branch

Question 11

Reapportion

Answer 11

The redistribution of seats in the legislative branch every 10 years

Question 12

Off year election

Answer 12

Elections that are going between the presidential electoin

Question 13

Single member district

Answer 13

Geographic district from which one represents chosen from a field of candidates

Question 14

Districts

Answer 14

435 districts in country

Question 15

Gerrymandering

Answer 15

The drawing up of district lines to the advantage of the party

Question 16

Incumbent

Answer 16

Hold of office

Question 17

Continuous body

Answer 17

All seats are never up for election at same time

Question 18

Constituency

Answer 18

The people they represent(entire states) originally chosen by states legislature

Question 19

Delegate

Answer 19

Representative members of congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents

Question 20

Trustee

Answer 20

Lawmaker who votes based on his or hers conscience and judgement, not the views of his or her constituents

Question 21

Partisan

Answer 21

Lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his her political party and votes according to the part line

Question 22

Politico

Answer 22

Lawmaker

Question 23

Oversight functions

Answer 23

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Question 24

Speech and debate clause.

Answer 24

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Question 25

Bill

Answer 25

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