What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?

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What is the main function of the Legislative Branch? American Government What is the main function of the Legislative Branch?

Demographics House of Reps Senate ______ ______ Party Party ______ Ethnicity Ethnicity ______ ______ Gender Gender

Age in 110th Congress

What occupation do most come from? ________________________

What occupation do most come from? Law Business Education Real Estate/Agriculture

Organization All groups of people must organize to increase productivity, effectiveness and efficiency Congress does this in two ways: leadership structure and committees

Leadership Structure- House of Reps

Jobs of Leadership

Leadership Structure- Senate

Jobs of Leadership

Committee Structure Sub Committee Conference Committee Joint Committee

+ Powers of Congress Expressed Legislative Powers Implied Legislative Powers Non-Legislative Powers Choose a President- House Collect taxes for social programs like Social Security Taxation Borrow $ Coin Money Impeachment Counterfeiters Federal Reserve Elastic Clause Confirmation Declare War + Draft as a means to raise an Army Ratification of treaties Raise Military Foreign and Interstate Commerce Prohibit Discrimination in Public places Amendment Post Offices Investigation- Quasi-Judicial Immigration Limits on immigration Create lower Courts Oversight of Executive Branch-enforcement Copyrights and patents

Investigation of Baseball Hearings