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llegislative branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | pres pro tempare (6 years term ) V.P |
| 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 seat 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 a member of Congress by other members |
| sessions | meeting of congress |
| caucus | meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party candidate for public office. |
| president pro tempore | the official who presides over the Senate in vice president's absence |
| speaker of the house | the presiding officers of the house of representatives |
| implied powers | powers not specifically granted to Congress by the u.s. constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the power delegated to Congress under constitution |
| impeach | to change government official with misconduct |