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Legislative Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | president pro Tempore V.P. |
| House of representatives | Speaker of the house |
| 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 a 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 |
| Sessions | Meeting of Congress |
| Caucus | Meetings of party leaders too determine party policy or to choose the party's candidate 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 specifically granted to Congress By the U.S. constitution that are suggested to be necessary to Cary out the Powers delegated to congress under the constitiution |
| Impreach | To change a government official with misconduct |