Legislative Branch

"two-house" legislature

• bi-cameral

• bi-party

begins Jan. 3 every odd numbered year and lasts two years

• Rules

  Committee

• Congressional

  Session/Term

there are 435 members

• Senate

• House of Representatives

must be 25 years old to serve here

• Senate

• House of

  Representatives

6-year term

• Senate

• House of

  Representatives

person/job presiding over House of Representatives

• Speaker

• President

most powerful committee in House of Representatives

• Rules

  Committee

• Select Committee

may happen every 10 years following a census

• Redistributing

• Reapportionment

Choosen by their own parties

• Majority Leaders

• All leaders

after two hours, a Senator may talk about whatever they want

• Gerrymandering

• Filibuster