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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 yrs., Live in the stated they were elected, citizen for 9 yrs., terms are 6 yrs., unlimited terms
Jon Tester (2007 - present)
Steve Daines (2015 - present)
House of Representatives
435 members - based on population: census every 10 yrs.
Must be 25 yrs., live in the state they were elected in, citizen for 7 yrs., terms are 2 yrs., unlimited terms
Matt Rosendale (2021 - present)
Special Jobs
President of Senate
Vice President
Has a vote to break ties
Kamala Harris (2021 - present)
Speaker of the House
Elected by majority members
Nancy Pelosi (2019 - present)
Sessions
Begin each year first week in January
Most work is done in committees - each committee 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 Executive Branch
May reject appointments
May reject treaties
May withhold funding for presidential initiatives
May impeach president
May override a veto - needs 2/3rd majority