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.
Noun. 1. imperative-a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior. imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood.modality, mood, mode-verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.mÂ·perÂ·aÂ·tive. adj. 1. Necessary or urgent: It is imperative that we continue to move with speed to make housing more affordable (Timothy Geithner). See Synonyms at urgent.