Chapter 10 Congress

The time served by elected officials between elections

• Term

• Session

• Special Session

• Apportion

• Reapportion

The regular period of time a legislative body conducts business

• Term

• Session

• Special Session

• Apportion

• Reapportion

The distribution of seats in a legislative body among electoral districts

• Term

• Session

• Special Session

• Apportion

• Reapportion

The redistribution of political representation on the basis of population

• Term

• Session

• Special Session

• Apportion

• Reapportion

An extraordinary session of the legislative body

• Term

• Session

• Special Session

• Apportion

• Reapportion

An election of a office holder by voters in the entire state

• Single-member District

• At-Large

• Gerrymander

• Continuous Body

• Constituents

Drawing district lines to the advantage of a party or group

• Single-member District

• At-Large

• Gerrymander

• Continuous Body

• Constituents

One office holder is chosen from a district

• Single-member District

• At-Large

• Gerrymander

• Continuous Body

• Constituents

A governing unit whose seats are never all up for election at the same time

• Single-member District

• At-Large

• Oversight

• Continuous Body

• Constituents

The review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch

• Single-member District

• At-Large

• Oversight

• Continuous Body

• Constituents