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Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Bicameral (2 houses)
House of representatives
435 members based on population: census every 10 years
must be 25 yrs, live in the state where they are elected, they have to be citizen for 7 years, unlimited terms
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Senate
100 members- based on equality: 2 per state
Must be 30 yrs., live in the state where elected, citizen for 9 years, terms 6 years, unlimited terms.
Jon Tester (2007-present)
Steve Daines (2015-present)
Special jobs
President of the senate
Vice President
Kamala Harris
Has a vote to break ties
The speaker of the house
elected by the majority party members
Nancy Pelosi
Sessions
Begin each year the first week of January.
most work is done in committees- each committee is in charge of different bills
Checks on Judicial Branch
May propose constitutional amendments to over rule judicial decisions
May impeach Supreme Court justices
Checks on the Executive Branch
May reject appointments
Reject treaties
May with-hold funding for presidential initiatives
May impeach president
May override veto- needs 2/3rd majority