Characteristics of the House of Representatives
Characteristics of the Senate
Political Vocabulary
100
Does the House have a larger or smaller body?
What is larger body (435 members)?
100
Does the Senate have a smaller or larger body?
What is smaller body (100 members)?
100
Definition: Redistribute a.)apportion b.)reapportion c.)prorogue
What is apportion?
200
Does the House have a shorter or longer term?
What is shorter term (2 years)?
200
Does the Senate have a shorter or a longer term?
What is longer term (6 years)?
200
Definition: The congressional elections that occur in the nonpresidential years a.) at-large b.) off-year election c.) single-member district
What is off-year election?
300
Does the House of younger or older membership?
What is younger membership?
300
Does the Senate have younger or older membership?
What is older membership?
300
Definition: The voters in each district elect one of the State's representatives from among a field of candidates running for a seat from that district. a.) single-member district b.) two-member district c.) at-large
What is single-member district?
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