Congress

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Congress
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Congress

• The Legislative Branch of government.
• Responsible for making laws for the U.S.

• Made up of the two houses of Congress

The House of Representatives
The Senate
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The Senate

• If youre elected to the Senate youre called a
  Senator.

• Each state has 2 Senators (100 for the country).
• Senators are elected for 6 years (Senator Six)

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The House of Representatives

• If youre elected to the House of
  Representatives, youre called a Representative,
  and you might say you work at the House.

• The number of Representatives a state has is
  based on population States with more people have
  more Representatives. Each state is divided into
  districts based on this population.

• Representatives are elected for 2 years
• ( House of Representatives)

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Duties of Congress

• Main duty to make laws (along with the
  president). Both houses of Congress and the
  President must approve a new law for it to take
  effect.
• Congress can impeach the President and other
  federal officials (put them on trial for doing
  something wrong). If theyre guilty, they could
  even remove them from office.
• May create new Agencies to do a certain job for
  the government, and decide how much money they
  get to do this new job.

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The Senate also has some additional powers

• Approves or disapproves of people appointed by
  the President to certain positions (like Supreme
  Court Justices).
• Approves or disapproves of official agreements
  between the United States and other countries.

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Congressional Leaders
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All the business of Congress

• Are recorded in The Congressional Record
• Important documents will go to the National
  Archives.
• General day to day things will be saved on discs.

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