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legislative branch
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| house of reps | every ten years |
| bicameral leislature | lawmaking body two houses |
| Apportioned | to be distributed |
| censure | formal disapproval of actions of a congress member |
| expulsion | The removal of a congress for serious misconduct |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party |
| sessions | meeting of congress |
| caucus | meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's condidatesfor public office |
| president pro tempore | the araiclal who provides over the senate in the vice president's abence |
| speaker of the house | the presiding officer of the house of reps |
| implied powers | powers granted to congress by the u.s constitution |
| senate | make decisions for bill/keep eye on agencies/programs ex.budget |