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4h- legislative branch (congress) - Coggle Diagram
4h- legislative branch (congress)
special jobs
speaker of the house
mike Johnson (2023-present) -republican
elected by the majority party members
president of the senate is the vise president
has a vote to break ties
kamala harris (2021-present)
sessions
begin each year the first week of January
most work is done in commitees each committee is in carge of a different type of bill
bicameral ( 2 houses )
house of Representative
435 members based on population 6 non voting members ( can change every 10 yrs)
requirements
must be 25 yrs old
live in the state elected in
citizen for 7 years
serve 2 year terms
montana representatives
Matt Rosendale (2021-present)
Ryan zinke ( 2023- present)
senate
100 members based on equality ( 2 per state)
requirements
must be at least 30 years old
live in the state you are elected in
citizen for 9 years
serve 6 year terms
unlimited amount of terms
montana senators
steve daines (2015-present)
jon tester (2007-present)
checks on the executive branch
can impeach president
can override a veto 2/3 majority vote
can reject appointment
can refuse to approve treaties
can withhold funding for presidential initiative
checks on judicial branch
can impeach judges
can reject appointments
may propose constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions