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length of time Congress lasts for 2 years in U.S., numbered consecutively |
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| period of time in which each year Congress assembles to work |
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| Congress suspends until the next session, each regular session as it sees fit |
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President's power to end a session when both houses can't agree on adjournment date Stated in Article II Section 3, no president has ever used prorogue |
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Special Session [of Congress]
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a meeting called by the President to deal with an emergency situation only 26 ever held, most recently 1948 by Harry Truman to deal with anti-inflation/welfare measures after WWII |
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