Legislative Branch: The powers of congress:
Examples:
Senate: Term length is six years, depending on the states law for re-election, you can be re-elected as many times as allowed, or wanted.
House: Term length is two years, but you can be re-elected as many times as you want. Number of members:
Senate: The senate has 100 members, this number is determined by each state having two senators.
House: The house has 431 members, this number is determined by the population of each state, which tells how many representatives are needed. Requirements to become a Senate: 1. The citizens of the U.S.A. with not less than 30 years of age can contest election to the senate.
2. They have to have been a U.S. Citizen for the past nine years.
3. They must be a resident of the state which they want to represent at the time of elections. They must not be holding any office of profit under the government of the united states. Requirements to become a member of The House: 1. You must be a minimum of twenty-five years old at the time of inauguration.
2. You must be a resident of the state in which your district resides.
3. You must have been a U.S. citizen for seven years prior to inauguration.
- Implied Powers
- Expressed Powers
Examples:
- Power to tax and spend money for the good of the U.S.
- Power to borrow money from other sources.
- Punishment for counterfeit money and stocks.
- Grant patents and copyrights.
- Create courts below the Supreme Court.
- Punishment for felonies and conspiracies of the high seas.
- Right to declare war.
- Provide an army.
- Provide a navy.
- Make laws that are deemed necessary and proper to carry out all other powers
Senate: Term length is six years, depending on the states law for re-election, you can be re-elected as many times as allowed, or wanted.
House: Term length is two years, but you can be re-elected as many times as you want. Number of members:
Senate: The senate has 100 members, this number is determined by each state having two senators.
House: The house has 431 members, this number is determined by the population of each state, which tells how many representatives are needed. Requirements to become a Senate: 1. The citizens of the U.S.A. with not less than 30 years of age can contest election to the senate.
2. They have to have been a U.S. Citizen for the past nine years.
3. They must be a resident of the state which they want to represent at the time of elections. They must not be holding any office of profit under the government of the united states. Requirements to become a member of The House: 1. You must be a minimum of twenty-five years old at the time of inauguration.
2. You must be a resident of the state in which your district resides.
3. You must have been a U.S. citizen for seven years prior to inauguration.