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legislative branch
definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | vice president |
| house of representative | speaker of the house |
| bicameral legislature | consisting of two houses as in law making body |
| apportioned | to be distributed as in the seats in the house of representatives |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressional district |
| Expulsion | the removal of a person from the institution |
| Censure | the disapproval of the actions of a member |
| sessions | meetings of congress |
| Caucus | meetings of party leaders |
| 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 representatives |
| implied powers | powers not specially granted to congress by the .U.S. |
| impeach | to charge a government official with misconduct |