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| Body,consisting of two houses |
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| Congress adjusts the number of reprensentatives. |
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| a member of a constituency |
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| manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class |
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| is the political group in a legislative body with the most voting members. |
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| a political party whose electoral strength is so small as to prevent its gaining control of a government except in rare and exceptional circumstances. |
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| The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. |
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| a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president |
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| a permanent committee that meets regularly. |
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| a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose |
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| made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. |
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| is a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. |
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a privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank.
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| are those specifically named in the Constitution. |
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