The Legislative Branch by Bao Vu

Article I

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According to Discovered Ed, the Legislative Branch is explained in Article II of the United States Constitution.

Definition

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The Legislative Branch is the law making body of the Government, also being called congress.

The U.S. Capitol Building

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The Legislative Branch works in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/lesson-plans/Intermediate_Legislative_Branch_handouts.pdf

Jobs and Roles in the Legislative Branch

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The Legislative Branch role is the Branch that is in charge of making laws. The Branch is cut into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives, these two make up Congress.

Why are they spit? The Legislative Branch was spit into two because of the "Great Compromise". The reason for having two houses was to favor the small in big states. The House of Representatives is to favor the large states, while the Senate is for the smaller states. The idea was proposed by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth.

Senate and House of Representatives

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The Senate is made up of 100 members, there are 2 Senates for one state. On the other hand the House of Representatives, is based on the population, the more people you have, the more votes!

As of writing this the House of Representatives has 435 members!

Leaders

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Who are the leaders of Congress? The Speaker of the House is Mike Johnson. With other people being the Senate majority being John Thune, Senate minority being Charles E. Schumer and the House minority leader are Hakeem Jeffries.

Other link: https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/15032387302

Powers

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What is the power of the Legislative Branch? The Legislative Branch has a hand full of power such as, borrowing money, declaring war, levy taxes, and impeaching the president or other officials.

How do the members get their job?

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How do the people of the Legislative Branch get chosen? They get elected by the people of their state. The House of Representatives is chosen ever two-years, which the Senate is chosen ever six-years.

Requirements & Qualifications(House of Representatives)

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What are the Requirements & Qualifications for the Legislative Branch? The Requirements & Qualifications vary for the Senate and House of Representatives. The House of Representatives you would need to be 25-years old, have been a citizen of the United States for 7-years, and need to be living that state which you ran for.

Requirements & Qualifications(Senate)

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What are the Requirements & Qualifications for the Legislative Branch? The Requirements & Qualifications vary for the Senate and House of Representatives. The age of a Senate must be 30-years old, with the citizenship of 9-years, and has to live in the state they ran in.

Names:

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Who are the Senators and Representatives of Arizona? The Senators of Arizona are Mark Kelly, and Ruben Gallego. The Representatives: David Schweikert, Eil Crane, Yassamin Ansari, Greg Stanton, Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, Abraham Hamadeh, and Paul Gosar.

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Arizona