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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Senate | 100 seats. 2 per state. Senators serve for 6 years. |
| House of Representatives | 435 seats. Serve for 2 years. Census every 10 years |
| Bicameral legislature/ bicameral | Consisting of the two houses, as in a lawmaking body. |
| Apportioned | To be distributed, as in the seats in the House of Representatives |
| Gerrymandering | The process of drawing congress- sional district lines to favor a political party. |
| Expulsion | The removal of a person from the institution, such as congress, for serious misconduct. |
| Censure | The formal disapproval 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 conditions for public office |
| Speaker | The presiding officer of the House of Representatives. |
| Implied Powers | Power not specifically granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the constitution. |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides over the Senate in the vice president's absence. |
| Impeach | To charge a government official with misconduct. |