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Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Special Positions
Vice President serves as president of Senate
Has a vote to break ties
President pro tempore
Speaker of the House
Elected by majority members
Sessions
Most work is done in committees- each committee is in charge of a different type of bill
Begin each year the first week of January
Checks on Executive Branch
May impeach president
May withhold funding for presidential initiatives
May override a veto- need 2/3rd majority vote
May reject appointments
May reject treaties
Checks on Judicial Branch
May propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
May impeach Supreme Court justices
Bicameral (2)
Senate
100 members- based on equality (2 votes from each state)
Must be 30 years old
Citizen for 9 years
Serve 6 year term
Unlimited amount of terms
Lived in the state where elected in
House of Representatives
435 members- based on population
Must be 25 years old
Serve 2 year terms
Unlimited amount of terms
Citizen for 7 years
Live in the state they where elected in