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Legislative branch (congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative branch (congress)
bicameral (2 houses)
house of representatives
Requirements- has to be 25 years old live in the state they were elected in citizen of 7 yrs serve 2 yr terms- unlimited amount of terms
matt rosendale (2021 present )
ryan zinke (2023 present)
435 voting members and 6 non voting members based on population (changes every 10 yrs- census)
most work is done in committees- each committee is in charge of a different type of bill
senate
100 members based on equality (2 from each state)
Montana senators
jon tester (2007- oresent)
steve daines (2015- present)
special positions
speaker of the house
elected by the majority party members
Kevin McCarthy (2023-present)
Vice president serves as the president of the senate
kamila harris (2021-present)
has to vote to break ties
sessions
beginning of 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 impeach the president
can refuse to approve treaties
can reject appointments
can override a veto by 2/3 majority vote
can with hold funding for presidential initiatives
checks on the Judicial branch
can reject appointment of judges
can propose constitutional amendments to over rule judicial decisions
can impeach judges
sessions
begin each year the first week of january
most work is done in committees- each committee is in charge of a different type of bill