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franking priviledge
is a well-known benefit that allows them to mail letters and other materials postage-free by substituting their facsimile signature (frank) for the postage.
oversight function
process by which congress, through its committee, checks to see that the various agencies in the executive branch are working effectively and acting in line with the policies that congress has set by law.
politicos
attempt to combine the basic elements of the trustee,delegate, and partisan roles.
partisan
lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party.
trustee
a delegate
constituencies
the people and interests the senators represent.
continuous body
all of its seats are never up for election at the same time.
gerrymandered
have been drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls the state's legislature.
at large
elected from the state as a whole, rather than from a particular district.
single member district
voters in each district elect one of the state's representatives from among a field of candidates running for a seat in the House from that district.
off-year elections
between president elections
reapportion
redistribution
apportioned
distributed
term
two years for congress.
special session
a meeting to deal with some emergency situation. Only the president can call.
prorogue
president's power to adjourn a session only when the two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment.
adjourn
suspends until next session
session
period of time during which,each year, Congress assembles and conducts business. One session each year
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