Unit 4 Key Terms

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Term

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2 year period of time during which Congress meets

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Session

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period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business

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Adjourn

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suspend, as in a session of Congress

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Special Session

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an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation

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Apportion

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Distribute, as in seats in a legislative body

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Reapportion

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Redistribute, as in seats in a legislative body

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Off-Year Election

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Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years

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Gerrymander

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The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group

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Continuous Body

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Governing unit (ex. the US Senate) whose seats are never all up for election at the same time

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Constituency

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The people and interests that an elected official represents