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Legislative Branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | 100 People in the Senate. |
| House Of Representatives | 435 People in it Congress Legislative |
| Bicameral Legislature | |
| Apportioned | To be distributed, as in the seats in the house of reps. |
| Gerrymandering | The process of drawing Congress sional district lines to favor a political party. |
| Expulsion | The Removal of a person from an in constitution such as Congress, for session mis-conduct . |
| Censure | The formal disapproval of the actions of a members of congress by the other members. |
| Sessions | Meeting of Congress |
| Caucus | Meetings of party leader to determine party policy or to choose the party candidates |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides our the Senate in the vie presidents absence |
| Speaker of the House | The presiding officer of the house of reps |
| Implied Powers | Powers not specifically granted to Congress by the us constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the constitution |
| Impeach | To charge a gov official with misconduct |