Bicameral Structure of Congress. The Constitution created a bicameral national legislatureâthat is, a Congress composed of two separate chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate, sometimes called the upper house, is smaller (currently 100 seats) and its members serve longer terms (six years).
The categorical imperative is an idea that the philosopher Immanuel Kant had about ethics. Kant said that an imperative is something that a person must do. For example: if a person wants to stop being thirsty, it is imperative that they have a drink.
1 An example of imperative is the power that a government has over its people. 2  An example of imperative is the decision to give a cesarean in a breach birth.  Imperative is defined as a requirement or an order. An example of imperative is a sergeant telling a soldier to do fifty push ups. 1  having the nature of, or indicating, power or authority; commanding: an imperative gesture. 2  absolutely necessary; urgent; compelling: it is imperative that I go.  Gram.