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Introduction How Bills Become Laws The Legislative Branch Remember Schoolhouse Rocks Explanation? It Still is true today! 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

The Congress Purpose of Congress 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Senate Members Qualifications Who is this? 100, 2 from each state Must be at least 30 years of age, Been a U.S. citizen for 9 years A resident of the state Sometimes hard to discern Who is this? 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Put the Name With the Face Former Vice President, former Senator from Indiana, and Presidential hopeful, Dan Quayle 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

House Members Qualifications 435, elected every 2 years Must be at least 25 years of age A U.S. citizen for 7 years A resident of the state representing 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Sources of Legislation Primarily are conceived by a member Citizen or Organization petition “Executive communication” - from the President of the U.S. 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Forms of Congressional Action Introduction of Proposed Law Bills Joint resolution Concurrent resolution Simple resolution 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Forms of Congressional Action 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

105th Congress Forms of Congressional Action Bills Joint Resolutions Concurrent Resolutions Simple Resolutions 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

Bibliography All information for this presentation completely lifted from the Library of Congress Website Except for the Schoolhouse Rock video which came from the following source 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made

House Organization Chart 2/21/2019 How Our Laws Are Made