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Vocab words- civics
7th grade civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral Legislature | Constituting of two houses, as in a law-making body |
| Apportioned | To be distributed, as in the seats in The house of Reps. |
| 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 | Meeting of Congress |
| Caucus | Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy to choose the party's 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 Reps. |
| Implied Powers | Powers 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 |
| Impeach | To charge a government official with misconduct |