Congress

The process of distributing House seats among the states based on their respective populations is called

• apportionment

• cloture

• jurisdiction

• nomination

a procedure for closing debate and forcing a vote

• cloture

• nomination

• term

• subcommittee

the period of time during which a Congress that results from the most recent election meets

• cloture

• term

• standing committee

• incumbent

the voters a member of Congress represents

• constituents

• earmark

• filibuster

• majority party

a spending provision that applies to only a small number of constituents

• earmark

• term

• primary election

• redistricting

voters in each district elect one of the state’s representatives

• single-member district

• political action committee (PAC)

• nomination

• minority party

the period of time within a congressional term during which Congress meets

• session

• redistricting

• gerrymandering

• general election

the process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts

• redistricting

• gerrymandering

• single-member district

• progressive

the authority to interpret and apply the law

• jurisdiction

• term

• incumbent

• primary election

the shaping of congressional districts for political purposes

• gerrymandering

• redistricting

• majority party

• subcommittee