Legislative Branch Vocab - partial

Question 1

an elected official that votes according to his/her own opinion, the wishes of the voters, and their political party

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politico

Question 2

meeting outside of the normally scheduled period of time for a given year

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Special Session

Question 3

the dividing up of voting districts in a state

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redistricting

Question 4

dividing up of districts in a state in an unequal or biased form to benefit a political party

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gerrymander

Question 5

lawmakers privilege to use the US Post Office to inform constituents

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franking privilege

Question 6

a separate attachment to a bill to help gain support of the main topic or of itself

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rider

Question 7

to break or end a session

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adjourn

Question 8

a person that is represented by the elected official

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constituent

Question 9

review by legislative committees of the executive branch agencies

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oversight function

Question 10

an elected official that votes according to his/her own opinions

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trustee

Question 11

when the terms of members are staggered to prevent a whole new group membership happening at one time

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continuous body

Question 12

held in non-presidential election years and rarely include national issues

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off year election

Question 13

an elected official that votes according to his/her political party

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partisan

Question 14

the period of time in which a congress conducts business in a given year.

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session

Question 15

The time period of a particular Congress.

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term

Question 16

dividing up of seats in congress among all states after a change in representation from a census

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reapprtionment

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