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Article 1: Legislative Branch
U.S. Capitol
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
U.S. Capitol
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
U.S. Capitol
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
U.S. Capitol
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
Congress is bicameral - it has two houses or two groups that work to
make laws
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Article 1: Legislative Branch Powers of Congress
1. The power to tax2. The power to regulate trade (for states and with foreign countries)3. The power to borrow money (sell savings bonds or from banks)4. The power to coin (print) money
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Article 1: Legislative Branch Powers of Congress
5. The power to create (and eliminate) lower courts6. The power to create and maintain an army and navy7. The power to declare war on another country8. The power to regulate commerce (make business regulations)
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Article 1: Legislative Branch Powers of Congress
9. The power to run the post office10. The power to give out copyrights and patents11. The power to regulate weights and measures
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Article 1: Legislative Branch Limits on Congress
1. Cannot pass a trade law that helps one state more than another2. Cannot pass a law that takes away any of the people’s natural rights3. Cannot give any citizen special titles (like king, prince, or princess)
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
Proportional Representation - the number of representatives each state gets depends on its
population.
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
Congressional Districts - A congressional district is drawn so that each representative,
represents about the same number of citizens.
Michigan’s population = 9,883,640
So each representative represents about 658,000 people.
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives
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Article 1: Legislative Branch The House of Representatives
Total number of members: 435
Number of representatives per state:proportional representation- the number from each state depends on the population of the state Term in office (how long): 2 years
Name of the leader in this house:Speaker of the House
Current Speaker of the House:John Boehner
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Article 1: Legislative Branch The House of Representatives
Special Powers of the House of Representatives:
the power to impeach government officials
all appropriations bills (about taxes or spending tax money) must start in the House of Representatives
if the Electoral College fails to elect a president, the House of Representatives chooses the president.
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives
Requirements:
- at least 25 years old
- must be a citizen for at least 7 years
- must live in the district that you are representing
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Article 1: Legislative Branch
The Senate
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Article 1: Legislative Branch The Senate
Total number of members: 100
Number of representatives per state: 2
Term in office (how long): 6 years
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The SenateWho leads this house (when not busy)?The Vice President of the United States
Who leads this house when the V.P. is busy? The President Pro TemporeCurrent President Pro Tempore: Patrick Leahy (Senator from Vermont)
Vice PresidentJoseph (Joe)
Biden
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Article 1: Legislative Branch The Senate
Special Powers of the Senate:
approves presidential appointments for jobs, cabinet members, judges, ambassadors
approves or rejects any treaty made by the president
serves as the jury for impeachment trials - votes whether or not to convict of impeachment
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Article 1: Legislative Branch The Senate
Requirements:
- at least 30 years old
- must be a citizen for a least 9 years
- must live in the state you represent