Congress
The two chambers of Congress are
Senate and House of Representatives
Minimum age required to run
30
Minimum age required to run
25
Main job of the Legislative Branch
Make laws
Congress is "bicameral" meaning
Number of members
535
Confirms what presidential actions
Appointments and treaties
Number of members
435
Collecting taxes, borrowing money, and creating an army and navy are all powers belonging to this group
Congress
Being accused of misconduct and facing removal from office
Impeachment
Two types of powers of Congress
Enumerated/Delegated and Implied
Number of members per state
2
All of these types of bills must start here
House of Representatives
Enumerated, aka
This chamber of Congress holds the "power" of impeachment
House of Representatives
Alison is 34 years old, was born in England and has been a citizen for 5 years. She would like to run for Senate...can she and why
No - she has not been a citizen long enough
Dale is 24 years old and looking to get into politics. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and would like to run for House of Representatives...can he and why?
No - he is not old enough
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 keeping railroad prices equal across the country is an example of this Congressional power
Regulate Trade
Declare war, coin money, regulate trade - all examples of this type of power
Enumerated (Delegated)
This congressional power would be involved in this newspaper headline:
"Collectors Rejoice: New State Quarters to Be Printed Soon"
Coin money
The newspaper headline describes this Senate power
"Senate Approves Presidential Pick Sotomayor As New Justice"
Approve presidential appointments
The newspaper headline describes this House of Representatives power
"House Charges Clinton With Misconduct"
Bring charges of impeachment
They die in committee
Implied powers fall under this clause
Necessary and Proper Clause