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the power to make laws
Congress has this type of power |
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a Congress of two chambers
The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two chambers |
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the formal opening of each term of Congress.
Jan. 3 |
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| Regular periods of time during which legislative bodies assemble and conduct business. |
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unscheduled sessions of congress ordered by the president
not too many have taken place |
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| The constitution says that the total number of House seats shall be ______________, or distributed, among the states on the basis of population |
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| every ten years a count of the population is taken place because representation in the House is based on population |
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| The redrawing of legislative district lines, usually after a census is taken, in accordance with population changes indicated by the census |
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| The geographic area within a state that is served by one representative in Congress |
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| Electoral districts from which single officeholders are chosen by voters |
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