AMERICA’S LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

By: Vinny

What is it?

The legislative branch is one of three main branches of our government in America.

The other two branches are called the Executive and Judicial branches.

What does it do?

The Legislative Branch’s main job is to make laws for the country.

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Where and when do they meet?

They meet in the U.S. Capitol Building, which is located in our nations capitol: Washington DC.

They start their meetings on the third day of January every odd numbered year.

How is Congress divided? The house of representatives

is one of the two branches. The number of

representatives is based on the population of the certain state.

There are 435 representatives in the house of representatives.

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The other branch is called the senate

In this branch there are two senators per state regardless of the population of the state.

So that means that there is 100 senators total

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Qualifications to be in congress

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

Must be at least 25 years old

Must be a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years

They must live in the state that they are representing

Must be at least 30 years old

Must be a citizen for at least 9 years

They must live in the state that they represent

Wisconsin’s Representatives

TAMMY BALDWIN STEVE KAGEN

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Wisc. Representatives cont.

RON KIND GWENDOLYN MOORE

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Wisc. Representatives cont.

DAVID R. OBEY THOMAS PETRI

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Wisc. Representatives cont.

PAUL RYAN JAMES SENSENBRENNER

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Wisconsin’s senators

RUSS FEINGOLD HERB KOHL

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The presiding officers

JOE BIDEN NANCY PELOSI

Vice President A democrat Is from Scranton

Pennsylvania

Speaker of the house Democrat Is from San Fransisco

CA

Three types of powers given to congress

1. Enumerated powers are powers specifically given to congress by the constitution

2. Implied powers are powers that are given to congress that are general

3. Inherent powers are unlisted powers that governments must have simply because it

Would I ever want to be a member of this branch?

No I would not I think it is too proper and can be

confusing And there is a lot of pressure involved

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If I could change any law which one would it be?

I would change the abortion law I think that abortion is murder, what they

do is kill a human being

How does the legislative branch impact my life

It puts some order in our lives They make our laws They make sure that everyone keeps

their natural rights