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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | the senates have a 6 year term and work with the pres pro tempore |
| house of represetative | 2 year term speaker of the house |
| bicameral legislature | consisting of two house as in a lawmaking body |
| apportioned | to be distributed ad in the seat in the house of representive |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congressional district line 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 a member of Congress by the other member |
| sessions | meeting of Congress |
| caucus | an official count of the number of people in a country |
| president pro tempore | the official who presides over the Senate in the vice president observe |
| speaker of the house | the presiding officer of the house of represetative |
| impiled power | power not specifically granted to Congress by the U.S. constitution that one suggted to be necessary to carry out power delegated to congress under the constitution |
| impeach | to charge a government official with misconduct |