bicameral		to suspend until next session in congress
term		the period of time during which, each year, congress assembles and conducts business
session		proposed law
convenes		congressional election that occurs between presidential election years
adjourns		governing unit (e.g. the US Senate) whose seats are never all up for election at the same time
recess		two-year period of time during which congress meets 112th term, 1st session what term is US in right now?
prorogue		distributed, as in seats of a legislative body
specialsession		the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
apportion		the power to end a session
reapportion		redistributed, as in seats of a legislative body
off-year election		a time when both houses of congress temporarily suspend business
single-member district		the people and interests the senators represent
gerrymander		a legislature made up of 2 houses
continuousbody		electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
constituency		a meeting to deal with some emergency situation
delegate		laws that are considered and acted upon by the full membership of the House or Senate
partisan		the process by which congress, through its committees, check to see that the executive branch agencies are carrying out the policies that congress has set by law
bill		a well-known benefit that allows members of congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free by substituting their facsimile signature (frank) for the postage
floorconsideration		to begin a new session of congress
oversightfunction		feel duty-bound to cast their votes in line with the party platform and the views of their party's leaders
franking privilege		agents of the people who elected them;