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legislative branch(congress) - Coggle Diagram
legislative branch(congress)
special positions
speaker of the house
elected by majority party
Nancy Pelosi 2007- 2011 2019 -present
president of the senate
breaks ties
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 bill
checks on judicial branch
may impeach supreme court justices
may propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
checks on executive branch
override a veto 2/3rd majority
may impeach president
may withhold funding for presidential initiatives
may reject political appointments
may reject treaties
bicameral
house of representatives
435 member - based on population
must be 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state they are elected in, serve 2 year terms, unlimited number of terms
Matt Rosendale (2021 -present)
senate
100 members-based on equality (2 from each state)
must be 30 years old, live in the state that elected them, citizen for 9 years
Jon tester -2007-current; Steve Danes 2015 - current