| A | B |
|---|
| constituents | people in a legislators home district |
| ombudsman | government official who serves as a link between the people and the government |
| bereaucracy | agencies and officers of the executive branch of government |
| regular session | periods of time when COngress assembles and carries out it's business. |
| adjourn | end a session of a legislative body |
| incumbents | members running for election that are already in office |
| recesses | periods in which COngress is not in session |
| censure | expression of dispproval or improper conduct |
| expel | force from office |
| president pro tempore | member of the Senate who temporarily presides over the Senate when the V.P is unavailable. |
| majority leader | member of a legislative house elected by members to lead the majority party |
| census | official government count of the population |
| apportion | distribute or assign legislative seats |
| reapportionment | redistribution of legislative seated based on a new law or formula |
| reprimand | a mildest form of censure |
| gerrymandering | redrawing congressional district lines to benefit 1 political party over another |
| minority leader | member of a legislative house elected by members to lead the minority party |
| Ted Stevens | President Pro-Tempore |
| Bill Frist | Majority Leader |
| Tim Daschle | Minority Leader |
| Denis Hastert | Speaker of the House |
| Mike DeWine | Ohio Senator |
| George Voinovich | Ohio Senator |
| Steve Chabot | District 1 Representative |
| Mitch McConnell | Majority Whip |
| Harry reid | Minority Whip |
