It is a meeting to deal with some emergency situation.
A special session of Congress is called in the event of an emergency, whereas Congress would normally only have one session a year.
When an unscheduled session is called by the President it is called a special session. Special sessions may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster.
Such would be a special session or perhaps a called session of Congress.
This was the only session in which Mahatma Gandhi was the President
A special session of Congress is called in the event of an emergency, whereas Congress would normally only have one session a year.
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The Hundred Day Congress
yes. they can.
The president ask congress to hold a special session when the two houses cannot agree on a date to adjourn or in an emergency situation.
A special session.
The president can call Congress into a special session. This occurs when the president believes urgent legislative action is needed outside of the regular session schedule. Special sessions can address specific issues or crises and are typically convened at the discretion of the president.
Each year, the Congress has two sessions unless the president calls a special session of Congress. Every two years, a new meeting of Congress assumes office. Currently (December 2, 2010) the second session in 2010 of the meeting of the 111th Congress is conducting business. In January 2011, the first session of the <newly-elected> meeting of the 112th Congress will begin.