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| affirmative action redistricting |
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| The process of drawing district lines to maximize the number of majority-minority districts. |
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| Voting in which nearly all members of one group (such as African Americans) vote for a candidate of their race, whereas nearly all members of another group (such as whites) vote against that candidate. |
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| Effort of members of Congress to help individuals and groups when they have difficulties with federal agencies. |
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| Positive electoral effect of a popular presidential candidate on congressional candidates of the party. |
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| The totality of Congress members' district services and constituent assistance work. |
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| The latest date on which a candidate for office may file official papers or or pay required fees to state election officials. |
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| Name given to representatives' and senators' free use of the U.S. mail for sending communications to constituents. |
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| Drawing boundary lines of congressional districts in order to confer an advantage on some partisan or political interest. |
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| The electoral advantage a candidate enjoys by virtue of being an incumbent, over and above his or her other personal and political characteristics. |
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| majority-minority district |
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| District in which a minority group is the numerical majority. |
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| A House or Senate race with no incumbent (because of death or retirement). |
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| Legislature whose members serve full-time and for long periods. |
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| Redrawing of electoral district lines to reflect population changes; the allocation of House seats to states after each decennial census. |
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| Drawing a new boundaries of congressional districts, usually after the decennial census. |
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| A congressional district certain to vote for the candidate of one party. |
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