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Ch 14 pgs. 371-394
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Political Studies
12th Grade
03/07/2010

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Term
legislative power
Definition

the power to make laws

 

Congress has this type of power

Term
bicameral legislature
Definition

a Congress of two chambers

 

The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two chambers

Term
convening
Definition

the formal opening of each term of Congress.

 

Jan. 3

Term
sessions
Definition
Regular periods of time during which legislative bodies assemble and conduct business.
Term
special sessions
Definition

unscheduled sessions of congress ordered by the president

 

not too many have taken place

Term
apportioned
Definition
The constitution says that the total number of House seats shall be ______________, or distributed, among the states on the basis of population
Term
census
Definition
every ten years a count of the population is taken place because representation in the House is based on population
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reapportionment
Definition
The redrawing of legislative district lines, usually after a census is taken, in accordance with population changes indicated by the census
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congressional district
Definition
The geographic area within a state that is served by one representative in Congress
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single-member districts
Definition
Electoral districts from which single officeholders are chosen by voters
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