2. The Senate and the House of Representatives (Congress)

3. U.S. Government  Three branches: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive  Legislative branch(Congress) is the Senate and the House of Representatives

4. U.S. Capitol Building  The south wing (facing the building, the wing on the right) houses the U.S. House of Representatives.  The north wing (to the left) houses the U.S. Senate. LL ocation: District of Columbia, United States.

5.  There are 100 Senators in the Senate. The Senate  Each state has 2 Senators.  A Senator can serve for 6 years.

6. House of Representatives  There are 435 Representatives in Congress.  The number of Representatives a state can have is based on their population.

7. Power of the Senate  The Constitution gives the Senate the power to approve, treaties made by the executive branch by a two-thirds vote.

8. Powers of the House of Representatives  The Constitution grants the House several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the President in case of an Electoral College deadlock.

9. Committees in Congress The Senate The House of Representatives  Has 20 committees, 68 subcommittees, and 4 joint committees  Pensions  Homeland Security jjudiciary TThe House of Representatives currently has 20 standing committees and three special committees.  Agriculture AAppropriations  Education and Labor

10. Powers given to the Congress by the Constitution  To borrow Money on the credit of the United States.  To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.  To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures.

11. Passing a Bill  Legislation is Introduced( House/Senate) - Any member can introduce a piece of legislation  Senates votes on it then it passes to the House and vise versa  To pass a vote in the Senate you would need 51 yeas. In the House of Representatives you would need 50% + 1 yeas.