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Legislative Branch (Congress) - Coggle Diagram
Legislative Branch (Congress)
Sessions
Begin each year the first week of January
Most work is done in committees - each committee has something they're in charge of (in charge of a different type of bill/law
Special Jobs
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson (2023-present)
Republican
Elected by the majority of people in a party (republican-democrat)
The President of the Senate (Vice President)
Tie-Breaker vote
Kamala Harris (2021-Present)
Bicameral (2 houses)
House of Representatives
435 members & 6 nonvoting members
Requirements
Must be 25 yrs old
live in the state they were elected in
must be a citizen for 7 yrs
2 year terms
unlimited amount of terms
Montana Representatives
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Ryan Zinke (2023-present)
Based on state's population (can change every 10 yrs)
Senate
100 Members- based on equality (2 per state)
Montana Senators
Jon Tester (2007-Present)
Steve Daines ( 2015-Present)
Requirements
Must be 30 yrs old
Live in the state they were elected in
Have to be a citizen for 9 yrs
Serve six year terms
No term limits (unlimited amount of terms you can serve)
Checks on Executive Branch
Can override a veto- 2/3rds majority vote
Can impeach president
Can reject appointments
Can refuse to approve treaties
Can withhold funding for presidential initiative
Checks on Judicial Branch
Can Impeach Judges
Can reject appointment of judges
May propose Constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions