The Legislative Branch, MT. 2, LT. 1

Legislative Branch • CONGRESS:

• Bicameral legislature: the

House of Representatives

and the Senate

• House representation based

on population

• Senate—each state allowed

two votes

• Bills must pass BOTH

houses to become law

Roger Sherman

James Madison

The House of Representatives

• Seats are

distributed based

on population

• Reapportionment

takes place every

ten years

• Term of Office is 2

years – No term

limits

The district created by members of

Governor Elbridge Gerry’s party closely

resembled a salamander—hence the term

―gerrymander‖

Qualifications for

House Membership

• Must be at least 25 years old

• Must live in the state he or she represents

• Must have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years

The hall of the House of Representatives

Congressman

Devin Nunes

CA. 22nd District

(Republican)

The Senate

• A ―continuous body‖

• One-third of the Senate comes up for reelection every two years

• No term limits

• Term of Office is 6 years

The Senate

The Senate in 1939

• Must be at

least 30 years

• Must live in

the state he or

she represents

• Must have

been a U.S.

citizen for at

least nine

Qualifications for

Senate Membership

The chamber of the U.S. Senate

Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Senator

Barbara Boxer

Expressed Powers of Congress

• Power to tax

• Power to borrow money

• Commerce power

• Currency power

• Bankruptcy power

• War powers

• Naturalization

• Postal power

• Copyright and patent power

• Weights and measures power

• Territorial power

• Judicial power

Other Expressed Powers

Candidates for naturalization, early 1900s

• Article I: ―necessary and proper‖

• The ―Elastic Clause‖

• Strict vs. loose interpretation

• Hamilton vs. Jefferson

Implied Powers

Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson

Non-Legislative Powers

• Investigatory Power

• Electoral Power

• Executive Powers

• Impeachment

A depiction of the impeachment trial of

Andrew Johnson

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