Vocab. Quiz 4-10

to have a government position in which you speak or act for a particular group, state, etc.

• issue

• district

• hearing

• represent

relating to the country and the people who live there (opposite of the city)

• rural

• urban

• district

• issue

relating to cities and the people who live in them (opposite of the country)

• rural

• urban

• demographics

• constituents

an area of a state that elects a representative

• demographics

• represent

• district

• rural

the qualities (such as age, gender, income, etc.) of a specific group of people

• demographics

• district

• testimony

• issue

a rough draft of a law

• deliberate

• pass

• vote

• bill

to reach agreement by giving up something to get something

• compromise

• testimony

• values

• pass

a meeting or session where someone speaks to Congress about an issue

• represent

• issue

• hearing

• law

to think about or talk about something very carefully in order to make a decision

• deliberate

• testify

• hearing

• vote

support for something that is greater than 50%; often 66% (2/3rds) or 75% (3/4ths)

• vote

• demographics

• bill

• supermajority