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Legislative branchvo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | The smaller upper assembly in congress |
| house of reps | The bigger lower assembely in congress |
| Bicameral legislature | consisted of two houses as in law making |
| apportioned | To be distributed as in the scats of the house of reps |
| Gerrymandering | The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party |
| Expulsion | The removal of a person from and institution such as Congress for serious misconduct |
| censure | The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of a member of Congress by other members |
| sessions | The meeting of congress |
| Caucus | meeting of the party leaders to determine party policy |
| president pro tempore | The official who presides over the senate in the vice presidents absense |
| Implied powers | Powers not specifically to Congress by the us constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out |
| Impeach | To change a goverment official with misconduct |