Lesson 3- The Legislative Branch

How is power balanced through the Legislative Branch?

Members:
Congress

House of
Representatives Senate
-435 housing -100 elected Senators
representatives - 2 per state
-number of -serves a 6 year term
representatives from
-can be re-elected as
each state is based on
many times as possible
states population
-must be 30 years of age
-serves a 2 year term
-must be a U.S. citizen
-can be re-elected
for at least 9 years
-must be 25 years of age
-must be a resident of
-must be a U.S. citizen the state they represent
for at least 7 years
-must be a resident of
the state they represent

Job of Legislative Branch: to make the laws

 Step 1: The Bill Begins
Steps of how a A representative or citizen comes up with an

Bill becomes a idea. You can send your idea to a

representative and they can propose the
bill. You need a sponsor and support from
Law others.

Step 2: The Bill is Introduced

The bill is introduced when its placed in the
hopper. A representative introduces the bill
and then the Speaker of the House sends the
bill to one of the House committees.

Step 3: The Bill goes to the

Committee
When the bill reaches the committee, the
committee members review, research, and
revise the bill before voting on whether or
not it should be sent back to the House floor.

Step 4: The Bill is Debated and

Voted on
Representatives discuss the bill and explain
why they agree or disagree with it. If a
majority of representatives say yes, it passes
in the House and then moves to the Senate.
Step 5: The Bill goes to the
President
When the bill passes in Senate, it goes to the
President. He can sign and pass the bill or
veto. There are two kinds of vetoes: regular
veto and pocket veto.