The Senate
Number of Senators
100
Number of Representatives
435
Who can write a bill
Anyone
Number of Congressional Districts in Maryland
8
The main role of the legislative branch
Make laws
How long a Senator Serves
6 years
How long a Representative serves
2 years
A bill has to pass these chambers of congress in order to become a law
Senate and the House of Representatives
How often districts are redrawn
every 10 years
Number of female Senators and Representatives from Maryland
0
Minimum age for a Senator
30
Minimum age for a Representative
25
A President does this to a bill if he/she doesn't want it to become a law
veto
What happens to the number of districts in Maryland if Maryland's population decreases
decrease
This person breaks tie votes in the Senate
Vice President
A legislative responsibility that belongs to the Senate only, not the House
Confirming Presidential cabinet and judicial appointments
All legislation on this subject must start in the House of Representatives
Taxation
This happens if a President ignores a bill for 10 days
Becomes a law
The Constitutions requires this to happen every 10 years in order to know the population of each state and apportion representation fairly
Census
The President uses this shortcut to make a law-like declaration in an emergency
Executive Order
The other job of the President of the Senate
Vice President of the United States
The title of the leader of this branch of congress
Speaker of the House
What it takes to override a Presidential veto
2/3 vote by each chamber of congress
Drawing representative district lines in order to disproportionately favor one party over the other
Gerrymandering
Maryland's Two Senators
Ben Cardin and Chris VanHollen