CIVICS FINAL EXAM!

Congress meets for a term of 2 years;the term begins at noon on the 3rd of January but only every odd number year

The time that Congress is assembled each year;there are 2 sessions each term; neither house can adjourn (delay or get out of) a session without the consent of the other

It's a session that only the president can call and its only for a particular reason

Distributed; in this case talking about the seating arrangements in the houses

An act saying that the "permanent" size of the House of Representatives will be 435 (it's not really permanent because another law can change this number);it also says that after each census the Census Bureau will decide how many seats a state has; their decision is sent to congress and if it is not rejected within 60 days it automatically is approved

Elections (of congressmen I THINK) that happen in between presidential elections

The drawing of districts to the advantage to the political party that controls the state's legislature

The people that a congressman represents ("the folks back home")

A privilege that allows congressmen to send mail postage-free

Presides over the house;facilitates debate;Currently Nancy Polosi (dem from CA)

Becomes president over the Senate if something happens to the President of the Senate (VP of country);cannot break ties;member of the majority party that has been there the longest4th in line for presidency;

Member of the house and senate picked by their parties to carryt out party decisions and steer legislative action to meet party goals

Vote based on their own morals and merit

Vote decided to please consistences ("folks back home")

Vote based on the political party's ideas