Power structure of the house
Speaker of the House- John Boehner
power structure for the senate
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Requirements for house and senate
House
Must be Twenty-five years of age, live in the Untied States for seven years ,and live in the state you were elected.
Senate
Must be Thirty years of age, live in the united states for nine years, and live in the state you were elected.
Must be Twenty-five years of age, live in the Untied States for seven years ,and live in the state you were elected.
Senate
Must be Thirty years of age, live in the united states for nine years, and live in the state you were elected.
Term length for house and senate
House
Representatives and Delegates serve for two-year terms, while the Resident Commissioner serves for four years.
Senate
Senators serve terms of six years each.
Representatives and Delegates serve for two-year terms, while the Resident Commissioner serves for four years.
Senate
Senators serve terms of six years each.
Powers of congress
Expressed Powers of Congress:
1. Tariffs- taxes levied against imported goods
2. Coining money- determining the type of money to use and to make it
3. Borrow money- to finance bigger projects
4. Establish Naturalization- Process of becoming a US citizen
5. Post Offices and Post Roads- sets up post offices and mail routes
6. Create all courts below the Supreme Court
7. Removal of government officials
8. Foreign Relations- suggest foreign policy
Implied Powers of Congress:
The "Elastic Clause" of the Constitution grants Congress power to pass unspecified laws that are necessary and proper
1. Tariffs- taxes levied against imported goods
2. Coining money- determining the type of money to use and to make it
3. Borrow money- to finance bigger projects
4. Establish Naturalization- Process of becoming a US citizen
5. Post Offices and Post Roads- sets up post offices and mail routes
6. Create all courts below the Supreme Court
7. Removal of government officials
8. Foreign Relations- suggest foreign policy
Implied Powers of Congress:
The "Elastic Clause" of the Constitution grants Congress power to pass unspecified laws that are necessary and proper
How a bill becomes a law
Step 1: Introduce the bill
Step 2: Bill is sent to the committee
Step 3: Argue the bill on the floor
Step 4: Vote on the bill
Step 5: Conference about the bill
Step 6: Vote on the bill again
Step 7: Presidential action
Step 8: Vetoed congress can override with 2/3 vote in house and senate
Step 9: If approved, it is registered as a law in the National Archive
Step 2: Bill is sent to the committee
Step 3: Argue the bill on the floor
Step 4: Vote on the bill
Step 5: Conference about the bill
Step 6: Vote on the bill again
Step 7: Presidential action
Step 8: Vetoed congress can override with 2/3 vote in house and senate
Step 9: If approved, it is registered as a law in the National Archive