1. Article I: ________________ Branch Legislative
Congress has two houses
_____________________________
House of Representatives (Susan Bonamici)
Elected every _______years (2 year terms)
Must be _________ years old
Must have been a citizen for __________ years
Must live in the state they represent
The # of representatives each state receives is based on its __________________________.
Each state is guaranteed one representative
There are ________________ representatives total.
Legislative
The House of Representatives
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population
435

2. A _____________(population count) is taken every ______ years
to divide the representatives.
The leader of the House of Representatives is called the
_______________ of the House.
Usually a member of the majority party
Elected by the other Representatives
Has the sole power of impeachment (starts the process)
All tax bills must begin in the House.
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Speaker

3. The Senate (Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden)
There are __________ senators; 2 for each state
1/3 of the Senate is elected every _______ years
Serve _________ year terms
Must be at least __________ years old
Must have been a _____________ for 9 years
Must live in the state they represent
The leader of the Senate is the ______________; Votes
only in case of a tie
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citizen
Vice President

4. President pro tempore is the leader of the Senate when the
Vice President is gone.
Usually a member of the majority party
Elected by the other Senators
Senate the sole power to try a case of impeachment (removal from office)
May remove an impeached president from office
and bar them from holding other federal
(national) offices.
Must have a _____ vote to remove someone from office
Must approve ______________
Must approve presidential ______________(judges,
ambassadors, etc.)
2/3
treaties
appointments

5. Powers of ____________________(House and Senate)
Raise and spend ______________(taxes)
Borrow money by selling bonds
Regulate ___________________
Set up the Naturalization Process (how to become a citizen)
To produce currency (money)
Create __________________for counterfeiting
Create the ______________________.
Congress
revenue
Commerce
punishments
post office

6. Make copyright and patent laws
Establish a ________________court system
Protect American ships from _________________
Right to Declare________________.
To form a Army and Navy
Regulate the __________________
Make laws for Washington D.C.
To Make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper in relation to their other powers
_________________________________.
federal
piracy
War
Military
(Elastic Clause)