The Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch
The legislative (lej iss LAY tiv) branch is Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives (rep ree ZEN tuh tivz). This branch makes the laws for the United States. The Congress works in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The members of Congress are elected by the people of this country. There are no term limits for Congress. Each senator is elected for 6 years. The leader of the Senate is the Vice President. There are 100 senators, 2 for each state.
Each representative is elected for 2 years. The leader of the House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. There are 435 representatives in Congress. States with more people get more representatives in the House.
The highest law in this land is our Constitution. Any changes to the Constitution are called amendments. No law can be passed that does not agree with our Constitution.
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2. SENATORS LIVE AND WORK IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
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3. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT IS CALLED CONGRESS.
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4. SENATORS INTERPRET THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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5. SENATORS CAN BE RE-ELECTED ONLY TWO TIMES.
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6. THE CONGRESS MEETS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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7. THE VICE PRESIDENT IS THE LEADER OF THE SENATE.
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8. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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9. THERE ARE 435 REPRESENTATIVES.
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10. THE JOB OF THE CONGRESS IS TO MAKE THE LAWS.
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11. THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR A REPRESENTATIVE IS 2 YEARS.
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12. REPRESENTATIVES CAN BE RE-ELECTED ONLY TWO TIMES.
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14. THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR A SENATOR IS 4 YEARS.
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15. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TOGETHER ARE CALLED CONGRESSMEN.
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