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| Term | The specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices. |
| Session | The regular period of time during which a legislative body conducts business. |
| Special Session | An extraordinary session of a legislative body. |
| Apportion | Distributing of seats to the States. |
| Reapportion | Redistributing of seats to the States. |
| Single Member District | Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each office on the ballot. |
| At-Large | Election of an officeholder by the voters of an entire governmental unit (e.g. , State or county) rather than by the voters of a district, a subdivision of that area. |
| Gerrymander | To draw electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group. |
| Continuous Body | Governing unit such as the Senate whose seats are never all up for election at the same time. |
| Constituents | All persons represented by a legislator or other elected officeholder. |
| Oversight Function | Review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch. |
