1. Creating and Approving the laws to govern the United States.
Legislative Branch
Creating and Approving the laws to govern the United States.
Unit 3
Lesson 1

2. Legislative Branch Also known as Congress
Made up of a bicameral legislation
Senate
House of Representatives
Most of the work done by this branch is done in the Capitol Building located in Washington, DC.

3. Legislative Branch
Each house in Congress MUST have representatives from each state.
Senate has an equal number (2) of representatives from each state.
House of Representatives has a certain number based on each state’s population
the more you have in your state, then the more representatives you have in the HoR

4. Legislative Branch Senate Leadership role
The leader is the Vice President at this time: Joe Biden
The duties are:
1) Call on members to speak
2) To introduce questions for a vote
He CANNOT debate an issue/question
He cannot vote unless there is a tie (this usually doesn’t happen)

5. Legislative Branch
The Vice President is only there for very important debates or voting
President Pro Tempore is usually in charge when the Vice president is not there
They are chosen based on a member of the majority party that has been there the longest.

6. Legislative Branch Becoming a Senator
Requirements for becoming a Senator:
At least 30 years old
Must be a citizen of the United States for at least nine years
Must be a resident of the state they are representing at the time of their election and through out their term

7. Legislative Branch A Senator
Serves for a six year term before having to be re-elected
Re-election happens at different times because it would eliminate experience and know-how.
So by having elections at different times allows that there will always be someone in the Senate who knows how to do the tasks at hand.