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Legislative branch
What the legislative branch can do and more
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Headed back | Congress |
| Building where it takes place | Capital |
| Main job | To make the laws |
| Elected by | Popular vote |
| Bicameral legislator | A legislator consisting of two house Congress equals senate plus House of Representatives |
| Senate | One of the two houses |
| How many people can be holding the Senate? | 100 |
| How many senators are there per state? | 2 |
| What is the Senate term length? | 6 years |
| How old do you have to be to be in the Senate? | 30 years old |
| How long must you be a citizen of America to be in the Senate? | 9 |
| House of Representatives | One of the two house houses |
| How many representatives are there currently? | 435 |
| How do you become one of the House of Representatives? | States population one representative per 500,000 people in a state |
| What is the representatives term length? | 2 |
| How old do you have to be to be in the House of Representatives? | 25 years old |
| How long have you must’ve been an American citizen if you want to be in the House of Representatives | Seven years or more |