Question

In the United States, who elects the legislature?

Answer 1

The correct answer is citizens.

The legislature is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. These two bodies of Congress are voted on by the citizens. Members of the House of Representative are voted on every 2 years while members of the Senate are voted on every 6 years. This gives citizens the power to vote on the people that will be responsible for making federal laws.

Answer 2

In the United States, the legislature is elected by the citizens of United States

Legislature is one of the arms of the government whose main role is to make laws of the country.  

Further Explanation

• The United States government is divided into three branches that undertake various roles to enhance smooth running of any government.
• These branches include; the judiciary which functions to interpret the constitution and review laws, the Executive that is headed by the president and the Legislature whose function is to make Laws.

Legislature  

• Legislature is the branch of the government that is tasked with formation and amendment of Laws.  
• This branch is headed by the Congress. The Congress is divided into two; the senate and the House of Representatives.  
• The branch of legislature can create laws or amend/change the existing laws.  

1. House of Representative  

• It consists of 435 members from the 50 states. The population of a state determines the number of representative members from each state.
• They are elected by the citizens of each state that have qualified to vote to serve a term of two years.
• These members must be citizens of U.S. who are over 25 years

2. The Senate  

• This part of the Congress has 100 members that is two senators from each state and each must be of 30 years or above in age.
• The senators were initially chosen by state legislatures until 17th amendment in 1913, since then they are elected by the citizens of each state to a six-year term.

Keywords: Legislature, the senate, House of Representatives  

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Level: High school

Subject: History

Topic: Government  

Sub-topic: Legislature