Chapter 10 Flashcards
(19 cards)
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
lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according t the party line
partisian
lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles; see trustee, delegate partisan
politico
congessional duty to see that the age moves in the executive branch are working effectivly and to legal policies
oversight function
Benifit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
franking privilege
