2. Organization and composition
Legislative Branch
Organization and composition

3. Qualifications Senator- Age 30 citizen for 9 years Salary- $174,000
Representative- Age 25 citizen for 7 years
Both must be residents of their state

4. Bicameral Legislature
Bicameral means two legislative branches
The United States Legislature is bicameral
Lower House: House of Representatives
435 members
Upper House: Senate
100 members

5. What the Constitution Says:
House of Representatives
Apportioned: Distributed based upon population
Elections held every two years
Senate
Two per state
Senators are elected every six years, but elections are held every two years

6. Single-Member Districts
In the House of Representatives:
One representative per Congressional district in any given state
Not written in the Constitution
Made an official law in 1842

7. Current Leaders from Utah
Representatives
Senators
Rob Bishop
Orrin Hatch
Jim Matheson
Mike Lee
Jason Chaffetz
Chris Stewart

8. Who is the President of the Senate?
Vice President:
Joseph Biden
Salary-$230,700

9. President Pro Tempore
Orin Hatch
Salary- $193,400

10. Speaker of the House
Paul Ryan
Salary- $223,500

11. To impeach To charge a public official with improper conduct in office
Included in the Constitution

12. Impeachment Process

13. House’s Role The House Judiciary Committee debates charges and votes
A majority vote sends the charges to the whole House
Testimony and evidence
The House can officially impeach the public official with a simple majority vote on each charge
On to the Senate . . .

14. Senate’s Role
The official is tried in the Senate with the Chief Justice presiding
The Senate hears testimony and evidence while the House acts as the prosecution
The Senate debates publicly or privately
A 2/3 vote by the Senate equals a conviction
Other options: acquittal, case is dropped, censure

15. If convicted . . . The official is removed from office
May be prohibited from ever holding office again
May be tried in regular courts for crimes that led to impeachment
IMPORTANT: An official can be impeached but not be removed from office.

16. History of Impeachments
17 impeachments in U.S. history
7 convictions (all federal judges)
Two Presidents have been impeached
Andrew Johnson
One vote short of conviction
Bill Clinton