The Legislative Branch by Eric Paredones

Article 1

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According to Discovery Ed, the legislative branch is explained in article 1 of the US constitution

Definition

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The definition of the legislative branch. The legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.

Legislative building

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Located in the U.S. capital building in Washington D.C.

The parts

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The legislative branch is also called Congress and is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Members

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The Legislative branch has 535 members, and made up of 100 members of the Senate, and the House of Representatives has 435 members.

leaders?

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The Legislative branch has no specific leader. No single person is in charge of this branch but a group of people in Congress is in charge of the branch.The groups role is to confirm or deny war, laws, and taxes.They got there role by having citizens vote for a person in their own state.

Powers

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The Legislative branch has the enumerated power included passing laws for borrowing money, regulating commerce, and imposing and collecting taxes.

Their jobs

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They get their jobs by being elected, the Senators get elected for 6 years, Members of the House are elected for 2 years.

Names

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The names of the two groups in this branch are Senators, and Representatives.

Requirements for Senate.

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To be a Senate of the congress you need to be 30 years old, be a us citizen for at least 9 years, and you must inhabit the state you represent to the time of the election.

Requirements for House of Representatives

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To be a member of the House of Representatives you need to be at least 25 years old, be a us citizen for at least 7 years, and inhabit the state you represent at the time of the election.