Government Chapter 10 Test

Made up of two houses

• adjourn

• bicameral

• recess

• session

Two-year time period during which Congress meets

• adjourn

• bicameral

• term

• recess

Time period during which, each year, Congress conducts business

• adjourn

• bicameral

• recess

• session

To suspend business until the next session

• adjourn

• bicameral

• recess

• session

To suspend business temporarily during a session

• adjourn

• bicameral

• recess

• session

To distribute congressional seats among the States based on their population

• apportion

• at-large

• incumbent

• off-year election

To adjust the distribution of seats in the House of Representatives after each census

• at-large

• reapportion

• incumbent

• off-year election

Congressional election that occurs between presidential elections

• apportion

• at-large

• incumbent

• off-year election

Elected from the State as a whole, rather than from a particular district

• reapportion

• at-large

• incumbent

• apportion

The person who currently holds a political office

• apportion

• incumbent

• at-large

• off-year election