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legislative branch
branch vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | president,pro,tempore |
| house of representatives | representatives for state. number of people determined by state population |
| bicameral legislature | two houses of legislative law |
| apportioned | to be distributed in the house of reps |
| gerrymandering | favoring a political party |
| expulsion | the removal of someone from a group for misconduct |
| censure | disapproval of what Congress members do to other members |
| sessions | meeting of congress |
| caucus | meeting of party leaders about their policies |
| president pro tempore | the person in charge of senate |
| speaker of the house | the person in charge of the house of reps |
| implied powers | powers not given to congress |
| impeach | to charge a government official for misconduct |