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Legislative branch - Coggle Diagram
Legislative branch
Checks on the Executive branch
Can reject appointments
Can override veto by 2/3 majority vote
Refuse to approve treaties
Can withhold funding for presidential initiatives
Can impeached president
Bicameral (2 Houses)
House Of Representatives
435 voting members & 6 non-voting members based on population(changes every ten years)
Requirements must be 25 years old. Must live in state elected in, citizen for 7 years, 2 yr term- unlimited amount
Matt Rosendale(2021-present)
Ryan Zinke (2023-present)
Senate
100 members based on equality ( 2 per state)
Requirements: 30 yrs or older, live in the state you were elected, citizen for 9 years, 6 year term- unlimited amount of terms
Jon Tester- (2007- present)
Steve Daines (2015-presents)
Checks on Judaical Branch
Can eject appointment of judges
Can propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
Can impeach judges
Special Positions
Speaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy (2023- present)
Elected by the majority party members
Vice President serves as President of the Senate
Kamala Harris (2021-present)
Has a vote to break tie
Sessions
Beginning each year the first of Jan.
Most work is done in committees- each committees is in charge of a different type of bill