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legislative vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral legislature | consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body |
| apportioned | to be distributed, as in the seats in the house of reps. |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressional |
| 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 | meeting of congress |
| caucus | meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office |
| president pro tempore | the official who presides over the Senate in the vice president absence |
| speaker of the house | the presiding officer 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 |