Legislative Branch Flashcards
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House of representitives
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- 435 members - two year terms
- presiding officer is the speaker of the house
- they represent the will of the people
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Legislative branch
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- orginized into two parts house of representativesand the senate
- has the power to create laws, declare war, levy taxes, spend money, coin money
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Senate
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- 100 members- 2 per state - 6 year terms
- presiding officer is the vic president of the united states of america
- the presedent pro tempore leads the senate while the vice president is gone
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From bill to law
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- Bill is introduced
- Standing commite conciders
- Debate on bill
- Bill is voted on
- Sent to the president
He will then: - sign the bill
- Veto the bill
- Ignore the bill
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Filbuster
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It means to talk a bill to death
Can be ended by a cloture
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Standing commites
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Perminent commites that work on perminent problems
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Select commities
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Temporary comities built to deal with specific problems that can be fixed
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Citizen
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Rights:
Vote
Freedom of speech
Liberty
Responsibilities:
Obey the law
Pay taxes
Jury duty
