| A | B |
|---|
| Bicameral | A two chamber legislative body |
| Congressional Term | Lasts for two years/Has two sessions |
| Congressional Session | Lasts for one year |
| Census | A "head count"/conducted by the federal government |
| Apportionment | To determine the number of seat a state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives/determined by the federal gover |
| Redistricting | When a state redraws its congressional districts |
| Wesbery v. Sanders (1964) | Established the "one person, one vote" principle |
| Gerrymanding | When the district lines within a states has been drawn to the advantage of a political party |
| Number of Senators | 100 |
| Number of Representatives | 435 |
| Number of Congressional Districts | 435 |
| Senator's Term of Office | 6 years |
| Rpresentative's Term of Office | 2 years |
| Qualifications for a Senator | 30 years old/a citizen for 9 years/resident of the state |
| Qualifications for a Representative | 25 years old/citizen for 7 years/resident of the state |
| Constintuency Size of a Senator | Statewide |
| Constintuency size of a Representative | About 600,00 or district-wide |
| "Continuous Body" | Refers to the Senate/Only 1/3 of their terms expire every two years |
| Constintuents | Those whom a politian represents |
| Yearly Pay of a Senator and Reprentative | $136,672 |
| Single-Member District | the voters in each district vote for one representative for that district |
| At-Large District | the voters of the entire state vote for all of the state's representatives |
