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Legislative Branch
Key words on the Legislative Branch to help me get an A for tomorrow
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Senate | President Pro Tempore, 6 year term, Vice president |
| House of Representatives | 2 year term, Speaker of the House |
| Bicameral legislature | 2 houses, law making body |
| Apportioned | distributed, House of Representatives |
| Gerrymandering | congressional district lines for political party |
| expulsion | removal of person from institution, Congress, serious misconduct |
| censure | formal disapproval, actions of a member, Congress, other members |
| sessions | meetings; congress |
| caucus | meetings, political party leaders, determine party policy, choose party's candidates, public office |
| president pro tempore | official presides, senate, Vice president's absence |
| speaker of the house | powers, not specifically granted, Congress, by US constitution, suggested to be necessary |