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Article One Legislative Branch
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Article One Legislative Branch
House vs. Senate
• 435 Representatives• Based on population-
More people more reps• Elected directly by the
people• Each state must have at
least one representative
• 100 Senators• 2 For every state• Originally elected by
state legislatures,• 17th Amendment
changed this to directly by people
House vs. Senate
• Term of office 2 yrs. unlimited
• 25 yrs. Old minimum• US citizen 7 yrs.• Must be a resident of the
state you represent• Title of the leader is • Speaker of the House-• John Boehner (R)
• Term of office 6 yrs. unlimited
• 30 yrs. Old minimum• US Citizen 9 yrs.• Must be a resident of the
state you represent• Title of the leader is• President of the Senate• Vice Pres. Of US.• President Pro Tempore
NY’s US Senators
House
• Every 10 yrs. a Census-population count is taken nation wide.
• The Census is used to make any adjustments in the amount of rep.’s a state has.
• States can lose/gain/stay same
• This is known as Reapportionment/Redistricting
• Each state is split into • Congressional Districts• Each district has its own
representative.• The number of districts
a state has depends on how many representatives it has.
• NY 29 Districts=29 Reps• 19th District John Hall
• Selects vice president• Approves all
presidential treaties and presidential supreme court choices
• Earn Salary $170,000 yr.
House vs. Senate
• Selects President if no candidate wins majority of electoral votes
• Begins all revenue bills• Earn Salary $170,000 yr.
House vs. Senate
• Impeaches elected official-formally charges w/crime– House conducts inquires and investigates– Need 1 more than 50% to impeach (accuse)=218
• Acts as jury in impeachment trial• Senators act like jurors• Chief Justice presides• 2/3 vote needed to convict=67 Senators
House vs. Senate
• Forbidden Powers (safeguard people’s freedoms) AKA Denied Powers– 1- Ex Post Facto Law: makes something illegal after
the act has been done- person cannot be held responsible
– 2- Writ Of Habeas Corpus: requires a court to hold a hearing for a person accused of a crime (can be suspended during a national emergency)
– 3- Bill of Attainder: cannot sentence someone to jail without granting a trial
House vs. Senate
• Main job of Congress is to pass laws– Bill: a proposed law– Must be passed by both the House and Senate &
usually the President – System of Committees looks at the bills >
impossible for full House or Senate to look at all bill (20,000 a year)• Committees studies the bill and votes if it should go to
full House or Senate• Most bills “die” in committee
House vs. Senate
• President’s Choices on A Bill1- Sign the bill..becomes a law2- Veto the bill > Congress can override3- Pocket the Bill
- if Congress is in session, a pocketed bill becomes law without President’s signature after 10 days
- if Congress is not in session, a pocketed bill is vetoed after 10 days (pocket veto)
House vs. Senate
• Influences on Congress– Lobbyists: people hired by a special interest group
to influence Congress– Experts: provide info to committees on certain
bills– Constituents: voters who are represented by a
member of Congress
Blue vs. Red States