U.S. Government: Legislative Branch, Bicameral System & Great Compromise

What does the legislative branch do?

Makes laws

Bicameral

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses (house of representatives and house of senate)

Great Compermise

divided into House and Senate - divided legislature

Senate

every state get 2

senate numbers

total: 100

republican: 53

Democrats:45

Other:2

house of rep numbers

total: 435

repub: 219

demo: 212

other: 4

House of rep

term

age

2 years

25 year old

senate

term

age

6 years

30 years old

senate

resident of state

citizenship

election rules

who they rep

- have to live there

- 9 years

- 1/3 of them are up for election every 2 years

- whole state

house of rep

resident of state

citizenship

election rules

who they rep

- have to live there

- 7 years

- every two years the whole house is up for election

- district

House of Representatives

speaker of house

Mike johnson (r)

3rd in line for presidency

choose the majority leader

set the legislative calender

makes committee assignments

house of rep

majority leader

helps speaker with duties

corals the majority party

house of rep

majority whip

liaison between the majority leader and majority party members

round up votes putd pressure on majority part members