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Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Checks on Executive Branch
May withhold funding for presidential initiatives
May reject appointments
May impeach president
May reject treaties
May override a veto- needs 2/3rd majority
Bicameral (2)
House of Representatives
45 members- based on population
Must be 25 years live in the state they where elected in citizen for 7 years serve 2 year terms unlimited amount of terms
Senate
100 members- based on equality (2 from each state)
Must be 30 years live in the state where elected a citizen for 9 years serve 6 year terms unlimited amount of terms
Checks on Judicial Branch
May impeach Supreme Court justices
May propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions
Speaker of the House
Elected by majority members
Special Positions
Vice President serves as president of Senate
President pro tempore
Has a vote to break ties
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