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Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Senate There are 100 seats, Senators serve for 6 years,you have to be at least 30 years old, you have to have been a U.S. citizen for 9 years and last, you have to be a resident of a represented state.
House of Representatives There are 435 seats, the number of representatives is based on state population, census helps apportion seats, and last, representatives serve for 2 years.
Bicameral Legislature Consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body
Apportioned To be distributed as in the seats in the House of Representatives
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 misconduct
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 parties candidates for public office.
President Pro Tempore The official who presides over the Senate in the Vice Presidents absence.
Speaker of the House The presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
Implied Powers Powers not specificallly granted to Congress by the U.S. constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out delegated Powers to Congress under constitution.
Impeach To change a government official with misconduct
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