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| having two houses of Congress |
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| the upper house of the U.S. Congress |
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| the lower house of the U.S. Congress |
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| period of time in which Congress meets |
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| the people back home in a senator or representative’s state or district |
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| the person who already holds an office |
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| the reassignment of seats, in the House of Representatives after each ten-year census or gains or losses in a state’s population |
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| when a district is redrawn because of a gain or loss of seats in the House |
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| create a district to favor one party over another |
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| the party that has the most members in the Senate or the House during a term |
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| the party with the fewer number of seats in the Senate or House during a term |
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| a member of the House that helps the Speaker and other party leaders and is the main spokesperson for his or her party in the House |
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| the majority leader's assistant |
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| a member of the House from the minority party who determines how his or her party will react to the majority party’s programs |
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| the minority leader’s assistant |
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| small groups of representatives who work out the details of bills |
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| meaning “president for a time,” a person who chairs daily sessions of the Senate in place of the vice president |
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| to talk until the sponsor of a bill or nomination agrees to modify or withdrawal the bill |
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| limits the time for debate |
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