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Legislative Branch (Congress) 7th Period - Coggle Diagram
Legislative Branch (Congress) 7th Period
Special Positions
Speaker of the House
Elected by majority party
Nancy Pelosi - 2007-2011; 2019 - Present
President of the Senate
Breaks Tie Votes
Vice President of the U.S. - Kamala Harris - 2021-Present
President pro tempore
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.
Checks on Judicial Branch
May impeach Supreme Court Justices
May propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
Checks on Executive Branch
May override a veto - needs 2/3rd majority
May impeach president
May withhold funding for presidential initiatives
May reject political appointments
May Reject Treaties
Bicameral
House of Representatives
435 Members - Based on population
Must be 25 yrs., citizen for 7 years, live in the state they are elected by, serve 2 year terms, unlimited number of terms.
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Senate
Must be 30 years old, live in the state that elected them, citizen for 9 years, serve 6 year term, unlimited amount of terms.
100 members - based on equality (2 from each state)
Jon Tester - 2007 - current; Steve Daines - 2015 - current