 Law Making Body of the US government  Senate  2 Senators per State  House of Representatives  Number of representatives depend on Population.

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 Law Making Body of the US government

 Senate  2 Senators per State  House of Representatives  Number of representatives depend on Population

 President can sign it or Veto a Bill

 100 Senators  2 from each state  Vice President is the leader of Senate  To Pass a bill, Majority rules  Need to be a citizen for at least 9 years  35 Years old minimum  Live in the State they represent  No limit on Terms

 435 members  Based on State’s Population  Speaker of the House is the Leader  To Pass a Bill, Majority Rules  Needs to be a Citizen for at least 7 years  25 years old minimum  Live in the State they represent  No limit on terms

 By a 2/3 majority Vote