The Legislative Branch Of The Senate And House Of Representatives

In the constitution, Article 1 is about the Legislative Branch. The Legislative Branch is made up of the two houses of congress. Those houses are Senate and House of Representatives. The Legislative Branch are the ones who writes the laws. The laws are written and then passed on to congress for a vote. There are one hundred senators in the Senate, two from each state. The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population. Members of the House are elected every two years and must be 25 years of age, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and a resident of the state they represent. The Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many Presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers. …show more content…
Each representative is elected a two year term serving the people of the congressional district. To be elected as a representative you must be at least twenty-five years old, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and an inhabitant of the state you wish to represent. The house positions includes the speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant leaders, whips and a party caucus or conference. The speaker acts as leader of the house, along with institutional and administrative rules. Majority and Minority leaders represent their respective parties on the house floor. Whips, assist leadership in managing their party's legislative program on the house floor. A party caucus is the name given to a meeting of or organization of all party members of the