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legisl branch vocab
legislative branch vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | the Senate has a 6 year term such as president |
| house of representatives | they have a 2 year term and speakers of congress |
| bicameral legislature | consisting of two houses, as in a law making 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 | meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office |
| president pro Tempore | the official who presided over the Senate in the vice presidents 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 charge a government official with misconduct |