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legislative branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| senate | where the president pro tempore or vice president are |
| house of representatives | chamber were the speaker of the house is |
| bicameral legislature | consisting of 2 homes as in a law making body |
| apportioned | to be distributedas in the seats in the house of reps |
| gerrymandering | the process of drawing congresional 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 the government |
| caucus | meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party candidates for public office |
| president pro tempore | the official who resides over the Senate in the vice presidents absense |
| speaker of the house | the presidency officers of the house of representatives |
| implied powers | powers not specifically granted to the congress by the us constitution that are suggested to be nearby to carry out the powers delegated to the congress under the constitution |
| impeach | to charge a goverment official with misconduct |