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| term | definition |
| senate | pres pro tempore and committee and the subcommittee |
| house of representatives | the speaker of the house committee subcommittee |
| bicameral legislature | consisting up two houses a sin 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 | direct observation or participation in events |
| 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 for public office |
| president pro tempore | the official who presides 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 us constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry delegated to congress under the constitution |
| impeach | to charge a gout official with misconduct |