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Legislative Branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | the smaller upper assembly in Congress |
| house of representatives | the bigger lower assembly in Congress |
| Bicameral Legislature | consisting of two houses, 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 a 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's candidates of public office |
| President pro Tempore | the official who presides over the Senate in the vice president's absence |
| Speaker of the house | the presiding officer 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 powers delegated to Congress under the constitution |
| impeach | to change a government official with misconduct |