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Legislative branch (congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative branch (congress)
Bicameral (2 houses)
-senate
100 members based on equality- 2 from each state
Must be 30 years old, must live in the state where they were elected, a citizen for 9 years, re-elected every 6 years but can can serve for unlimited amount of terms
John tester (2007-present)
Steve Daines (2015-present)
-house of representatives
435 member-based on population- census every 10 years
Must be 25 years. live in the state were they were elected, citizen for 7 years. new election every 2 years and unlimited terms.
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Special jobs
President of the senate
Vice President
Has a vote to break ties
Kamala Harris (2021-present)
Speaker of the house
Elected by the majority members
Nanvy Pelosi (2019-Present)
Sessions
Begin each year the first week of January
Most work is done in committees- each committees is in charge of a different type of bill
Checks on judicial branch
May propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
May impeach supreme court justices
Checks on the executive branch
May reject appoints
May reject any treaties
May withhold funding for presidential initiatives
May override a veto- needs 2/3 majority
May impeach president