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Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch. Organization and composition. Bicameral Legislature. Bicameral means two legislative branches The United States Legislature is bicameral Lower House: House of Representatives 435 members Upper House: Senate 100 members. What the Constitution Says:.

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Legislative Branch

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  1. Legislative Branch Organization and composition

  2. Bicameral Legislature • Bicameral means two legislative branches • The United States Legislature is bicameral • Lower House: House of Representatives • 435 members • Upper House: Senate • 100 members

  3. What the Constitution Says: • House of Representatives • Apportioned: Distributed based upon population • Elections held every two years • Senate • Two per state • Senators are elected every six years, but elections are held every two years

  4. Single-Member Districts • In the House of Representatives: • One representative per Congressional district in any given state • Not written in the Constitution • Made an official law in 1842

  5. Overheads

  6. Current Leaders from Utah

  7. Who is the President of the Senate? Vice President: Joseph Biden

  8. President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye

  9. Speaker of the House John Boehner (Pronounced Baner)

  10. Impeachment Process

  11. To impeach • To charge a public official with improper conduct in office • Included in the Constitution

  12. House’s Role • The House Judiciary Committee debates charges and votes • A majority vote sends the charges to the whole House • Testimony and evidence • The House can officially impeach the public official with a simple majority vote on each charge On to the Senate . . .

  13. Senate’s Role • The official is tried in the Senate with the Chief Justice presiding • The Senate hears testimony and evidence while the House acts as the prosecution • The Senate debates publicly or privately • A 2/3 vote by the Senate equals a conviction • Other options: acquittal, case is dropped, censure

  14. If convicted . . . • The official is removed from office • May be prohibited from ever holding office again • May be tried in regular courts for crimes that led to impeachment IMPORTANT: An official can be impeached but not be removed from office.

  15. History of Impeachments • 17 impeachments in U.S. history • 7 convictions (all federal judges) • Two Presidents have been impeached • Andrew Johnson • One vote short of conviction • Bill Clinton

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