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The Legislative Branch, MT. 2, LT. 1
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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
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The House of Representatives
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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‖
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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
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Congressman
Devin Nunes
CA. 22nd District
(Republican)
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The Senate
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• 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
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• Must be at
least 30 years
old
• Must live in
the state he or
she represents
• Must have
been a U.S.
citizen for at
least nine
years
Qualifications for
Senate Membership
The chamber of the U.S. Senate
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Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Senator
Barbara Boxer
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Expressed Powers of Congress
• Power to tax
• Power to borrow money
• Commerce power
• Currency power
• Bankruptcy power
• War powers
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• Naturalization
• Postal power
• Copyright and patent power
• Weights and measures power
• Territorial power
• Judicial power
Other Expressed Powers
Candidates for naturalization, early 1900s
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• Article I: ―necessary and proper‖
• The ―Elastic Clause‖
• Strict vs. loose interpretation
• Hamilton vs. Jefferson
Implied Powers
Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson
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Non-Legislative Powers
• Investigatory Power
• Electoral Power
• Executive Powers
• Impeachment
Power
A depiction of the impeachment trial of
Andrew Johnson