the residents in the area from which an official is elected
constituency
a representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency
Delegate
same race, ethnic group
sociological
hire and fire
agency
holding the political office for which one is running
Incumbency
To offset incumbency-
some groups support term limits
process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representative
Redistricting
allocates congressional seats among the fifty states according to population changes
Apportionment
appropriation (earmark) that specifies a project to be funded in a particular district
Pork barrel legislation
Ex: Highway bill
party leadership
speaker of house
leader is majority
senate
debate time in house? Senate?
House= limited
Senate= unlimited
Senators can __ to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs dow (only in senate)
filibuster
3/5th vote of senate can end a filibuster referred to as __
Cloture
3 possible actions a president can take regarding a bill
1. sign
2. veto
3. pocket veto
automatically triggered if the president dos not act on a given piece of legislation passed during the final 10 days* of a legislative session
pocket veto
*if the president does not act on a bill it becomes law after 10 days during session