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legislative branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | 100 people with a V.P.,floor leaders, minority, and majority. |
| house of representatives | 435 people with a speaker of house, floor leaders,minority, and majority. |
| bicameral legislature | consisting of house as in ;aw making body |
| apportioned | to be distributed as in the seat in the house of reps |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressieral district lines to favor a political party |
| expulsion | the removal of a person from a institution such as Congress for misconduct |
| censure | a formal disapproval of a member of Congress by other members |
| sessions | meetings of congress |
| caucus | meeting of party leaders to over senate in the vice presidents absense |
| speaker of the house | the presidents officer of the mouse of representatives |
| implied powers | power no specifically granted to congress by the u.s. constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry are the powers under the constitution. |
| impeach | to charge a govt official with misconduct. |