Vocabulary
Period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business
Session
Age Qualification of a member of the Senate
30
Standing Committee
Allows Congress members to mail letters and other materials postage-free
Franking Privilege
Rep. Senator from Iowa
Grassley, Earnst
A meeting to deal with some emergency situation, called by the President
Special Session
Citizenship Qualification (How long does a someone have to be US citizen to be a senate member)
9 years
Also called a special committee, set up for some specific purpose
Select Committee
Voting by your merits
Trustee
Dem. Senator from Iowa
Harkin
After the decennial census the seats in the house are???
Reapportioned
Number of Senators up for re-election every 2 years
33 or 34
Committee composed of members of both houses
Joint Committee
Voting by Political Party
Partisan
District 1 Representative in the US House
Mariannette Miller Meeks
Districts drawn up to the advantage of a certain group or party
Gerrymandering
How long does a Senator serve once they are elected until they are up for re-election? (Term Length)
6 years
Temporary committee created to iron out the differences in a bill
Conference Committee
Tries to vote by balancing conflicting factors like their own view, constituents view, and national views
Politicos
West Liberty's representative in the US House
Mariannette Miller Meeks
Voters in each district elect one of the Senate's representatives from a field of candidates running for the seat in the House from that district
Single-Member District
17th Amendment
House Committee that is sometimes called the 'Traffic Cop"
Rules
Voting the way they think the people back home would want
Delegate
Muscatine County's representative in the Iowa House
Kauffman