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Legislative branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | Pres Pro Tempore V.P |
| house of representatives | Speaker of the house |
| Bicameral Legislature | Consisting on two houses as in a law-making body |
| Apportioned | To be distributed as in the seats in the house of reps. |
| Gerrymandering | The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party. |
| Expulsion | The removal of a person from an institution, such as congress, for serious |
| Censure | The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members. |
| Sessions | Meetings of Congress |
| Caucus | Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office. |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides over the Senate in the vice president absence |
| Speaker of the house | The presiding officer of the house of reps |
| implied powers | Powers not specially granted to Congress by the U.S constitution that are suggested to nessecary to carry out the powers delegated to congress under the constitution. |
| impeach | to charge a gov. official with misconduct |