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Legislative Branch Branch of government that makes laws
House of Representatives A person is 25 years or older, it is a 2 year term, citizen of US for at least 7 years, lives in state , no term limits
Senate 2 from each state, 6 year terms, not term limits, least 30 years old, us citizen, reside in state
Who leads the House? Paul Ryan- Speaker of the house
Who leads Senate? Vice President- Mike Pence
The structure of the House of Representatives Based on states population, reelection every 2 years,25 years old, citizen of us
The structure of Senate body of statesmen who make decisions based on experience and wisdom, one-third of the Senate is elected every two years,two senators. Senators serve six-year terms
Logrolling the practice of exchanging favors
Pork Barrell legislation The act of using government funds on local projects that are primarily used to bring more money to a specific representative's district
What is the main role of Congress? lawmaking, representing the people, performing oversight, helping constituents, and educating the public.
What is the purpose of whips in Congress? are the party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten party members to ensure that they participate according to the official party policy.
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