Chapter 10 Test A Mod

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

• At-large
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

drawing district lines to the advantage of a party or group

• Gerrymander
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

the time served by elected officials between elections

• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion
• Reapportion

regular period of time a legislative body conducts business

• Session
• Term
• Special session
• Apportion
• Reapportion

the distribution of seats in a legislative body among electoral districts

• Apportion
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Reapportion

one office holder is chosen from a district

• Single-member district
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

the redistribution of political representation on the basis of population

• Reapportion
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

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

• Oversights
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

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

• Continuous body
• Term
• Session
• Special session
• Apportion

an extraordinary session of the legislative body

• Special session
• Term
• Session
• Apportion
• Reapportion