Legislative Branch

Front

The Legislative Branch of the U.S. government is also called _____________.

El poder legislativo del gobierno de los Estados Unidos también se llama __________.

Back

Congress
Congreso

Front

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state:

Back

Senate

Front

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population:

Back

House of Representatives

Front

The main job of the legislative branch is:

Back

make laws

Front

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

Back

30 years old & citizen for 9 years

Front

Senators serve __________.

Los senadores sirven _________.

Options: 4 year terms, términos de 4 años, 6 year terms, términos de 6 años, 3 year terms, términos de 3 años, 2 year terms, términos de 2 años

Back

6 year terms

términos de 6 años

Front

How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?

Back

The state's population

Front

What is the term length of a member of the House of Representatives?

Back

2 years

Front

Where does a bill start to become a law?

Back

Either the Senate or the House of Representatives

Front

After a bill passes in BOTH houses of Congress, what happens to it?

Back

It goes to the President