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5th - Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
5th - Legislative Branch (Congress)
Bicameral (2 houses)
House of Representatives
435 voting members & 6 non-voting members - based on population (changes every 10 yrs - Census)
Requirements: Must be 25 yrs. old, live in the state they were elected in, citizen for 7 yrs., 2 yr terms-unlimited amount of terms
Ryan Zinke (2023-present)
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Senate
100 members - based on equality (2 per state)
Requirements: Must be 30 yrs. old, live in the state you elected in, citizen for 9 yrs., 6 yr terms-unlimited amount of terms
Steve Daines (2015-present)
Jon Tester (2007-present)
Special Positions
Vice president serves as the President of the Senate
Kamala Harris (2021-present)
Has a vote to break ties
Speaker of the House
Elected by the majority party members
Kevin McCarthy (2023-present)
Sessions
Begin each year the first of January
Most work is done in committees- each committee is in charge of a different type of bill
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can reject appointments
Can override a veto by 2/3rds majority vote
Can refuse to approve treaties
Can withhold funding for presidential initiatives
Can impeach the president
Checks on Judicial Branch
Can reject appointment of judges
Can propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
Can impeach judges