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The legislative branch is one of three main branches of our government in America. The other two branches are called the Executive and Judicial branches.
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The Legislative Branch’s main job is to make laws for the country. wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk
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They meet in the U.S. Capitol Building, which is located in our nations capitol: Washington DC. They start their meetings on the third day of January every odd numbered year.
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The house of representatives is one of the two branches. The number of representatives is based on the population of the certain state. There are 435 representatives in the house of representatives. www.idahoreporter.com The other branch is called the senate In this branch there are two senators per state regardless of the population of the state. So that means that there is 100 senators total www.topnews.in
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE Must be at least 25 years old Must be a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years They must live in the state that they are representing Must be at least 30 years old Must be a citizen for at least 9 years They must live in the state that they represent
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TAMMY BALDWINSTEVE KAGEN www.danedems.orgwww.aasd.k12.wi.us
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RON KINDGWENDOLYN MOORE politics.usnews.comwww.examiner.com
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DAVID R. OBEYTHOMAS PETRI andresrodriguezjoyas.com watchdog.net
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PAUL RYANJAMES SENSENBRENNER projects.washingtonpost.co m www.stcroixrepublican.org
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RUSS FEINGOLDHERB KOHL rhodesscholars.wordpress. com www.theepochtimes.com
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JOE BIDENNANCY PELOSI Vice President A democrat Is from Scranton Pennsylvania Speaker of the house Democrat Is from San Fransisco CA
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1. Enumerated powers are powers specifically given to congress by the constitution 2. Implied powers are powers that are given to congress that are general 3. Inherent powers are unlisted powers that governments must have simply because it
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No I would not I think it is too proper and can be confusing And there is a lot of pressure involved thebloomingcactus.com
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I would change the abortion law I think that abortion is murder, what they do is kill a human being
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It puts some order in our lives They make our laws They make sure that everyone keeps their natural rights
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