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He/She is a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.

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The lower house of the United States Congress

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Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

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It is an electoral constituency that elects a single member of a congress.

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Having two branches or chamber of the legislative body

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It is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.

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It is a person transformed overnight from a minority-party graybeard to third in line to the presidency.

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He is a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.

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Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class.

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It is the part of the United States government that creates laws

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Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

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It is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority of a standing committee

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A permanent committee that meets regularly

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It is a committee of the U.S Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill

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A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

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It is a great part, or more than half, of the total votes.

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Must be 25+ years old

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You MUST be a citizen of the U.S either born or naturalized

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You must live in the state you want to represent

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You should at least have 7 years living in the U.S to be a representative

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Congressman or congresswoman serve the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments and serve on committees.

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Must be 30+ years old

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You MUST be a citizen of the U.S either born or naturalized for at least 9 years

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You must live in the state you want to represent

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You should live in the U.S for a minimum of 9 years to be a senator

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Some of the duties include writing and passing laws, approving many presidential appointments, and ratifying treaties with other countries. In addition, individual Senators play many roles.

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Congress has authority over financial and budgetary matters, through the enumerated power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. ... The Constitution also grants Congress exclusively the power to appropriate funds.

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Congress has authority over financial and budgetary matters, through the enumerated power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. ... The Constitution also grants Congress exclusively the power to appropriate funds.

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-pass ex post facto laws, which outlaw acts after they have already been committed.-pass bills of attainder, which punish individuals outside of the court system.-suspend the writ of habeas corpus, a court order requiring the federal government to charge individuals arrested for crime

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-pass ex post facto laws, which outlaw acts after they have already been committed.-pass bills of attainder, which punish individuals outside of the court system.-suspend the writ of habeas corpus, a court order requiring the federal government to charge individuals arrested for crime

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It all starts out like and idea

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The idea needs a sponsor

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The sponsor (Which has to be a member of congress either a senator or a representative) presents the idea to the standing committee in where the bill passes most of its time.

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Then the committee has to vote either aye or nay(yes or no) there it could either become a bill and go to the senate or instantly die because it didn't have enough aye votes

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Then they do a full house discussion and vote

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Then the bill goes to the senate where they do the same thing the House of reps did.

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If the senate approves it goes to the president.

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The president has 3 options:
-Sign it and the bill becomes a law.
-Veto it and it gets send back to the standing committee to see if they can fix it.
-Pocket veto it where the president doesn't put a veto but if it is not addressed within 10 days it dies.

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Congress can override the presidents veto with 2/3 of vote in BOTH houses