Legislavtive Branch

Where in the Constitution?

Structure of the Legislative Branch

• House of Representatives: 435 members; appointed by population every 2 yrs
• Senate has 100 members, 2 from each state.
• Qualifications HR: 25 yrs old, Citizen for 7 years & live in district state
• Qualifications Senate: 30 yrs old, citizen for 7 yrs & must live in state

How it helps the law-making process

• It helps because it first goes through the House of Representatives
• If approved, then it passes down to the Senate
• Goes through the same process as in the House of Rep.
• If approved then it goes to the President
• Once president has it, it can be signed or veto

How it hurts the law-making process

• There are many opinions and not everyone might agree 
• It takes to much time to come to a conclusion 

Arizona Senators

• John McCain 
• Jeff Flake

John McCain Issues

• Abortion
• Budget & Economy
• Civil Rights
• Education
• Environment

Jeff Flake Issues

• Immigration
• Healthcare
• Education
• Walfare & Poverty
• Gun control

Arizona Representatives

• 1st District: Ann Kirkpatrick
• 2nd District: Ron Barber
• 3rd District: Raul Grivalja
• 4th District: Paul Gosar
• 5th District: Matt Solman

Arizona Representatives

• 6th District: David Schweikert
• 8th District: Trent Frank
• 9th District: kyrsten Sinema

How a bill becomes a law

• Bill is written, then presented to the House of Representatives
• It's assigned to a committe
• The committe examines the bill
• Member of H.R. will debate if the bill should become a law or not
• Then is passed to the senate & goes through the same process

How a bill becomes a law

• If the senate accepts the bill then it goes to the President
• President can either Sign, Veto, or Pocket Veto

Enumerated powers of Congress

• lay and collect taxes
• borrow money on the credit of the U.S.
• regulate commerce with foreign nations
• establish an uniform rule of Naturalization
• & many more...

Implied powers of Congress

• make laws which should be:
• Necessary and proper
• for carrying into execution the foregoing powers

Checks & Balances

• Legislative checks over Executive
• Executive checks over the Judical
• Judical checks over the Legislative

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BONUS: COMMERCE CLAUSE

• The commerce clause gives congress to regulate commerce:
• Other nations, other states & indian tribes
• It's also given congress exclusive power to regulate commerce