1. Congress
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2. The House of Representatives
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

3. 3 qualifications to become a Senator:
The Senate
If you’re elected to the Senate: you’re called a Senator.
Each state has 2 Senators (100 for the country).
Senators are elected for 6 years (Senator = Six)
3 qualifications to become a Senator: 1 2 3
Must be at least 30 years old
Must have been a United States citizen for at least 9 years
Must live in the state they represent

4. The House of Representatives
If you’re elected to the House of Representatives, you’re 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)
3 qualifications to become a Representative: 1 2 3
Must be at least 25 years old
Must have been a United States citizen for at least 9 years
Must live in the state they represent

6. 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 they’re 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.

7. 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.

8. Congressional Leaders:
Senate
House of Representatives
The Vice-President
The Speaker of the House
Joe Biden right now
Nancy Pelosi right now

10. 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.