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The Legislative Branch Article I The Legislative Branch

Article I of the US Constitution explains the roles and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch, also known as Congress Congress

1. What branch is Congress linked with? Legislative Branch

2. What does bicameral mean? Made up of 2 chambers

Senate and the House of Representatives 3. What are the two chambers of Congress? Senate and the House of Representatives

4. Who do Senators represent? Their entire state

The people in a specific section of their state 5. Who do Representatives represent? The people in a specific section of their state

6. How many senators does each state have? 2

The number is based on population 7. Why is the number of representatives so much higher? The number is based on population

Both have to live in the state they want to represent 8. What qualification do Senators and Representatives share? Both have to live in the state they want to represent

The Senate can approve presidential appointments 9. What can the Senate do that the House can’t? The Senate can approve presidential appointments Extra: The Senate holds the impeachment trial of the president so they determine whether or not he’s guilty of wrongdoing

10. How can Congress check the power of the president? Congress can impeach the president, override his veto, and create lower federal courts

11. Who is the leader of the Senate when the VP can’t be there? President Pro Tempore

The Speaker of the House 12. Who is the leader of the House? The Speaker of the House