Three Branches of Government: Legislative

What makes up the Legislative Branch?

House: Representatives are determined by state population, total is 435

Senate: Each state gets 2 senators

What is the role of the Legislative Branch?

The role of the Legislative Branch is to create and approve laws.

What are the different powers of the Senate and the House of Representatives?

Senate Powers :  Holds impeachment trials, confirms/rejects Presidential nominations for federal judges

House of Representatives power: Has the power to impeach federal officials

What are the checks (power) Congress has over the President?

Veto Override: Congress can override a Presidential veto of a bill with a ⅔ majority vote.

Impeachment and Removal: The House has the power to impeach the president and the senate holds a trial with the power to remove the president from office by ⅔ majority votes.

What are the roles of the House Rules Committee in lawmaking?

Controls the rules when bills are voted/debated on in the house (how long members can speak and how many amendments can be made)

Define a bill and explain the process of how bill becomes a law.

A bill is a proposal for a new federal law or a change to a current one. A bill becomes a law after it’s introduced, reviewed and approved by committees and majority votes in both House of Representatives and senate. Then it’s signed by the president, if the president vetoes the bill, congress can override a veto by a two thirds vote in both houses.

Identify the current Speaker of the House of Representative, Senate Majority Leader, and President of the Senate.

The speaker of the house of representatives Mike Johnson, the senate majority leader is John Thune, and the president of the senate is JD Vance

Identify the role of the House and Senate in the impeachment process.

The House votes to impeach the president and the Senate holds the trial and decides whether to remove them from office