Leglislative Branch
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- how many reresentatives in HOR
- 435
- census
- a population councount taken by the Fedral census bureau every yr
- constituents
- citiens being represented in each district
- how many senates in NC
- 13
- how offten are representatives elseded
- every 2 yrs
- gerrymandeing
- the intentional altering of district lines in order to better the chances of their party's candidate being elected
- speaker of the house
- the most powerful leader within the house
- preseident pro tempore
- person who usualy acts as chair person of the senate
- riders
- a completly unrealted ammendment tacked to a billl
- joint relsolutions
- passed by both houses of congress do become loaws if signed by president
- franking privialige
- the constitution also grants senators and representaives immunity legal protection in cirtain situations
- confrence committes
- helps the house and senate