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Legislative branch/
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| House of representatives | 435 |
| speaker of the house | majority party |
| how many years in the house | 2yrs. |
| how old one must be | 25yrs. old |
| 2 other things to be a part of the house and senate | citizen and resident of the state you represent. |
| Senate | 100 |
| how old one must be | 30yrs. |
| yrs. of term | 6 |
| who resides over the senate | vice president |
| joe biden | senate/vice-president |
| powers of congress | coin money, declare war, borrow money, provide and maintain armed forces, and regulate trade |
| congress don't have power over | ex post facto, bill of attainder, andwrite of habeas corpus |
| qualifications of the president | u.s. citizen, 35yrs. old |
| how can the president be removed | impeachment, constitution, bribery, treason |
| supreme court | highest court in the u.s. appointed by the president |
| supreme court term | lifetime |
| treasons | need 2 witnesses |
| one power | declare laws are constitutional |