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Butoxors [25]
3 years ago
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Article 1: The Legislative Branch ( pt.3 + pt.3.5 ) (should have done this with the others lol sorry)

History
1 answer:
sergij07 [2.7K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Legislative Branch

Congress.... or the branch of government that has the power to make laws.

political parties

Organization that tries to influence government policy by promoting its ideas and backing candidates for office.

Senate

100 members, 2 members for each state. 6 year terms. Vice President is the head of this body. Responsibility to advise and give consent to Presidential appointments such as Supreme Court Justices and U.S. Ambassadors.

House of Representatives

Part of Congress. Considered the "lower house." Representatives elected directly by the people. Number of representatives for each state determined by the state's population. 435 voting members.

Speaker of the House

Leader of the majority party and presiding officer of the House of Representatives. Key role in assigning bills to committee and members to committees. Sets party's legislative agenda. Second in line of succession to the Presidency.

whips

Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and persuade members whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party.

Vice President

First in line of succession to the Presidency. Only constitutional role = President of Senate & casts tie-breaker vote in Senate. Called a "running mate" -- typically selected to increase odds of winning the presidential election.

majority leader

The legislative leader selected by the majority party who helps plan party strategy, confers with other party leaders, and tries to keep members of the party in line.

minority leader

The principal leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate.

President Pro Tempore

Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president

qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives

25 years of age, citizen for 7 years, must live in the state from which elected

qualifications to be a member of the United States Senate

30 years of age, citizen for at least 9 years, must live in the state from which elected.

impeachment

An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

bicameral

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

mass media

Forms of communication, such as newspapers, radio, internet, social media, that reach millions of people.

two-party system

An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.

multi-party system

Political party system that recognizes 3 or more major political parties

House term

Two years

Legislative Branch

Congress

Legislative Branch

Article 1 of the Constitution

2 chambers of congress

Senate and House of Representatives

House of Representatives

Proportional representation

Leader of the House of Representatives

Speaker of the House

House of Representatives requirements

Age- 25 years old

Residency- lives in district they represent

Citizenship- must be an US citizen for at least 7 years

Power to introduce a bill/ law

Congress

Congress and state legislatures

Power to propose amendments to the Constitution providing there is a two-thirds vote to do so

Official power to declare war

Congress

Power of the president to reject a bill

Veto

How many members of Congress must vote to override a president's veto?

two-thirds

Impeachment

Charging an official of wrongdoing

Acts as a jury

Senate's role during impeachment trial of president

Senate requirements

Age- 30 years old

Residency- lives in state he/she represents

Citizenship- must be an US citizen for at least 9 years

Leader of the Senate when the vice president is absent

President Pro Tempore

Vice President

Leader of the Senate

Only votes unless the Senate is equally divided

Vice President

Senators each state has

2 Senators per state

100 total Senators

writ of habeas corpus

Protects people from being jailed or imprisoned without being formally charged

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