ARTICLE I THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CONGRESS RULES IN
ARTICLE I THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONGRESS RULES IN GENERAL • • • Primary Job = Make the Laws Located / Operate in… CAPITOL Building Write “Bills” = Proposed Laws (An Idea for a Law)
POWERS CONGRESS HAS • 1. Declare War • 2. Taxation, Duties • 3. Pay Debts • 4. Borrow Money on Credit
Powers Congress Has (con. ) • 5. Regulate Trade • 6. Naturalization (Citizenship) • 7. “Necessary and Proper Clause” = Elastic Clause – Power to change to fit new situations
Congress Rules in General (con. ) • Each House keeps a Journal – “Congressional Record” • Can’t hold Executive / Judicial Job • Need 2/3 Vote to pass a BILL • 2/3 Vote to Override President Veto
THE HOUSE OF REP’S Determines # of Rep’s = n Population n Proportional Representation n Total # or Reps in the House? ? ? n (435 total representatives) n
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGE TO BE ELECTED = n 25 Years Old n Be a US Citizen for… n 7 Years n (Live in State Elected) n
House of Reps TERM Length = n 2 Year Term n
House of Reps n n n What is IMPEACHMENT? ? ? Impeachment Power = to Charge Impeachment
House of Reps Presides (Chief Officer) = n Speaker of the House n Current Speaker? ? ? n John Boehner n
n Bill Speciality? ? ? n All Revenue (Tax) Bills Must Originate in House
The Senate (con. ) • Determines # of Senators… • EQUAL Representation • 2 Senators per State (100 total) • • President of Senate (Chief Officer) Vice President Only Votes when… Tie - Breaker!!!!!
THE SENATE • TERM = • 6 Year Term • AGE = • 30 Years Old • US Citizen for… • 9 Years (Live in State Elected)
• Impeachment Power = • Power of Impeachment Trials (Jury) • WHO has been Impeached in the USA? ? ? • Andrew Johnson / Bill Clinton
A STATE CANNOT • 1. Make Treaties, Alliances • 2. No Titles of Nobility • 3. Make laws Superior to Constitution (Supremacy Clause)
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