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Congress
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Political Studies
11th Grade
04/20/2009

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Term
Congress
Definition
law making institutions
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bi cameral
Definition
two house
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British parliment
Definition
historical;U.S derived from this
Term
practical congress
Definition
compromise between big and small states
Term
theortical
Definition
one house acts as a check on the other
Term
two years
Definition
term in congress
Term
111th congress
Definition
what congress in 2009
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midterm
Definition
halfway through a congressman's term.
Term
sessions of congress
Definition
happens every year
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adjourns
Definition
suspends until next session
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most of the year
Definition
sessions happen this in todays time
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special session
Definition
onoly the president can call this
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reapportionment
Definition
redistribute the seats in the house after every cenus
Term
specialist
Definition
serve a section of a state
Term
gerrymander
Definition
districts designed to favor a political party
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trustee
Definition
each vote based on objective judgment
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delegate
Definition
based on what their constituency wants
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partisan
Definition
vote based on their political party philosophy
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politico
Definition
balance the three above often for their own good
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