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Legislative Branch
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | Temporary President |
| 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 reps |
| Gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressional district line to favor a party |
| Expulsion | To kick out congress members |
| Censure | The formal disapproval of actions of a member of congress by state |
| Sessions | meetings of congress |
| Caucus | Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose party candidates |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides over the Senate in the VP's Absences |
| 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 under constitution |
| Impeach | To change a government official with misconduct |