Congress Vocab

Those already holding office.

funding obtained from donors well in advance of a campaign, usually accumulated by an incumbent for either re-election or to contest a more advanced office, or provided by a wealthy candidate to their own campaign. redistricting.

Funding for a local project in a larger appropriation bill

congressional office, refers to the response or services that Members of Congress provide to constituents1 who request assistance. Ex. Employee finding grandmas security check

A representative who will vote on issues based on their own knowledge and judgement

Redistribution of congressional seats to the several states based in the U.S. Census held every 10 years

Redrawing of congressional districts by state legislatures based on congressional reappointment

is the creation of electoral districts with divergent ratios of voters to representatives. For example, if one single-member district has 10,000 voters and another has 100,000 voters, voters in the former district have ten times the influence, per person, over the governing body.

Redrawing of congressional districts with the intent to create undue advantage for a political party

Federal courts have the authority to enforc the equal protection of the law against state officials if the districts that the states create is so disproportional that it denies the residents of overpopulated districts equal treatment with underpopulated districts.