Quizlet Chapter 5.1-.2 government vocab 16 words

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  1. At-large: as a whole, for example, statewide
  2. Bicameral Legislature: a two-chamber legislature
  3. Bill: a proposed law
  4. Calendar: a schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress
  5. Caucus: a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
  6. Censure: is a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
  7. Census: population count
  8. Constituent: a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
  9. Gerrymandering: to draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
  10. Incumbent: elected official that is already in office
  11. Majority leader: the Speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important bills through the House
  12. Quorum: minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
  13. Reapportionment: the procedss of reassigning the representation based on populatoin, after every census
  14. Redistricting: to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
  15. Session: a period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business
  16. Whip: an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature