Legislative

MADE

Legislative branch
is explained in Article 1
of the Consitution.

Legislative Branch is divided in

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

• 2 senators from each state
• At least 35 years old
• 9 years of residency in the US
• US Citizen
• High House of congress

House of Representatives

• Based on state population
• lower House
• 25 years old
• 7 years of residency
• US Citizen

Good Things

Bad Things

Arizona Senators

John McCain

• Agriculture, the 2nd amendment, budget, taxes and economy
• Crime, Justice, and Judiciary, Defense and National Security, 
• Education, Energy, Water and Environment, Foreign Affairs, Healthcare, 
• Homeland Security and Immigration, Native Americans
• Technology and Telecommunications. 

Jeff Flake

• Federal spending and taxes, 
• immigration, foreign affairs and trade,
• national security, transportation,
• energy and environment, and veterans.
• health care and education

Arizona Representatives

Ron Barber

• border security
• economy and jobs, 
• military, senior citizens, 
• veterans
•  education

Trent Franks

• education, energy, health care, immigration, judicial nominations
• national security, religious freedom, Sanctity of Life,
• social security, taxes and economy, the constitution
• the federal budget, transportation, veterans and welfare.
• second amendment

Paul Gosar

• forest health, education, national security, 
• economy and jobs, immigration, natural resources, 2nd amendment
• Role of Government, Transparency, and Civility, Tax Reform, 
• The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, 
• The Tenth Amendment, and Wildfire Prevention.

Raul Grijalva

• Agricultural Labor Reform
• Border Ports of Entry,  
• Environment, and Health Care. 
• Education
• He represents the 3rd District.

Ann Kirkpatrick

• Congressional Issues, Education, Energy and Environment, 
• Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Housing, Jobs and the Economy
• , Local Issues, National Security, Seniors Issues,
• Transportation & Infrastructure, and Veterans Issues.
• She represents the 1st District.

Ed Pastor

• Budget & Economy, Corporations, 
• Energy & Oil, Families & Children,
• Gun Control, Homeland Security, 
• Social Security,
• and Welfare & Poverty.

Matt Salmon

• Congressional Issues, Defense and National Security,
• Economy and Jobs, Education, Energy, Financial Services, 
• Foreign Affairs, Health Issues,
• Spending Cuts and Debt, Tax Reform, 
• Transportation, and Veterans Issues.

David Schweikert

• education, environment, 
• foreign policy, 
• health care, immigration, 
• tax reform, war and peace. 
• and government reform

Kyrsten Sinema

• Congressional Issues, Jobs and the Economy, 
• Local Issues, Veterans Issues, Fiscal Responsibility,
• National Security, Health Care, 
• Energy and Environment, Education, 
• Housing, and Senior Issues.

HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW?

FIRST STEP

NEXT STEP

Then...
It goes to the committe
They review it and if it's all in order they pass it to the
house floor.

THEN BILL IS REPORTED

Congress makes ajustements to te Bill.
The y check it, until its Ready to be passed.

VOTING TIME

IF MAJORITY AGREES

IT GOES TO...

THE SAME PROCESS

IF ALL OF THEM AGREE

PRESIDENT HAS TE POWER TO SIGN IT

IF PRESIDENT VETOES

Enumerated and implied POWERS

ENUMERATED

• Tax and collect taxes.
• Borrow money from the US Credit.
• Regulate Commerce
• Print and coin money
• Protect US Money

ENUMERATED

• Establish Post offices
• Constitute Tribunals for Supreme Court
• Punish piracies
• Declare War
• Control military

ENUMERATED
Make rules for government and military forces.
Support Military
Control Militia

IMPLIED

Military Draft
Minimum Wage

They use both enumerated and implied powers are needed to maintain a balance of the power of congress and in order to work well.

CHECK AND BALANCES

The check and balances were made so neither of the three branches of government were too powerful, like it says it’s to maintain a balance.

An example would be president vetoes a bill passed by congress, congress can override the veto by two thirds vote of both houses. Another example would be the Supreme Court may check Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional. The power is balanced. Supreme Court members are chosen by the president. Those appointments have to be approved by Congress. In conclusion, Check and balances is a system to keep the branches powers equally.

MANUEL FRANCO