US Government and Civics Unit 4 Legislative Branch | Eastern Kentucky University

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Eastern Kentucky University
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POL 101 | Introduction to American Government
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2022
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Jamari Mcgrath

Unit 4: The Legislative Branch Senate ● Requirements: ○ At least 30 years old ○ US Citizenship (9 years) ○ Live in the state they represent ● Terms: ○ 6 years terms, unlimited terms ● People in the Senate ○ 100 senators ○ 2 Senators per state ○ Vice president is the president of the Senate ● Roles of the Senate: ○ Approve treaties ○ Put president on trial for impeachment ○ Large influence on foreign affairs ○ Approve nominations ○ Help decide whether a bill should become a law ● Committees ○ There is a limit on the amount of committees a senator can be on ○ 16 standing committees ○ 5 non-standing committees ○ 67 subcommittees House of Representatives ● Requirements: ○ At least 25 years old ○ US Citizenship (7 years) ○ Live in the state they represent ● Terms: ○ 2 year terms, unlimited terms ● People in the House ○ 435 Representatives ○ Representation based off of population ○ Leader is the Speaker of the House: Currently Nancy Pelosi ● Roles of the House: ○ Pass articles of impeachment ○ Think of bills/help decide whether a bill should become a law ● Committees ○ 20 standing committees ○ 97 subcommittees Committees in Congress ● Standing committee responsibilities: ○ Study legislation ○ Gather information about bills ● Subcommittee responsibilities: ○ Review proposed legislation ○ Each committee reviews bills having to do with their own topic ○ Makes changes to the bill ○ Bring in specialists on the subject for more info ● Select or special committee responsibilities (usually temporary) ○ Make recommendations to congress based off of their findings ● Joint committee responsibilities: ○ Helps to propose tax legislation ○ Estimate how much money will be made/lost due to a tax bill ○ Investigate our federal tax system ● Conference committee responsibilities: ○ Sort out the differences between the House and Senate’s version of the bill ● Congressional staff responsibilities: ○ Hand out documents to the committee members containing information relating to the bill; Keeps the committee updated