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4th period Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
4th period Legislative Branch (Congress)
Bicameral (2 Houses)
House of Representatives
435 voting Members & 6 non voting members based on population
Requirements must be 25 years old, must live in the state you are elected in, must be an american citizen for 7 years, 2 year terms can be elected unlimited times
Matt Rosendale
Ryan Zinke
Senate
100 members based on equality (2 per state)
Must be 30 years old, live in the state you are elected, must be a citizen for 9 years, serve 6 year terms
John Tester
Steve Daines
Checks on Executive Branch
Can reject appointments
Can refuse to approve treaties
Can impeach president
Can withhold funding for presidential initiatives
Can override a veto - 2/3rd majority vote
Checks on Judicial Branch
Can impeach judges
May propose constitution amendments to overrule judicial decisions
Can reject appointment of judges
Special Positions
Speaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy (2023-present)
Elected by the majority party members
President of the Senate is the Vice President
Dab
Kamala Harris (2021-present)
Sessions
Begin each year the first week of January