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Legislative Branch
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Senate | The upper part of a government where members debate and vote on laws |
| House of Reps. | The lower part of Congress where elected officials represent the people and create, debate, and vote on laws. |
| Bicameral Legislature | 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 | Disapproval of the actions of a member. |
| Sessions | Meetings of Congress. |
| Caucus | Meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office. |
| President Pro Tempore | The order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant. |
| Speaker of the House | The presiding officer of the House of Representatives. |
| 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. |