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legislative branch
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | pres. pro tempore |
| House of representatives | Speaker of the house |
| Bicameral Legislature | consisting of two house, as in a lawmaking body. |
| apportioned | to be distributed, as in the seats in the house of representatives |
| gerrymandering | The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party. |
| Expulsion | The removal of a person from an institution, such as congress for serious misconduct. |
| Censure | The formal disapproval of the actions of member of congress by the other members |
| Sessions | Meetings of congress |
| caucus | Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party candidates for public office. |
| President pro tempore | the official who preside over the senate in the V.P. absences. |
| Speaker of the house | The president office 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 the powers delegated to congress under the constitution. |
| Impeach | To charge a government official with misconduct |