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5. Constitution
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7. Legislative
8. Judicial
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10. 20th Century
11. Oath
12. The N-400
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Lesson Seven: The Legislative Branch
The
Legislative Branch makes the federal law
for the United States. They also have the power to declare
war.
The
Legislative Branch is made up of the Senate and The House of Representatives.
Together they are called Congress.
The
Senate has 100 members. There are two Senators from each state.
They serve a six-year term. There is
no limit on how many terms they can serve. The leader of the Senate
is the Vice-President.
The
House of Representatives has 435 voting members.
The number of representatives that come from each state depends
on its population. The more people
a state has, the more House of Representative members they will
have. They serve a two-year term. There is no limit on how many
terms they can serve. The leader of the House of Representatives
is the Speaker of the House.
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Vocabulary
Declare
war: to officially announce that the country
will fight another country
Law:
a rule from the government
Population:
number of people in a given area
Term:
amount of time an official serves in between elections
Voting
members:
members of the House of Representatives who are allowed
to vote on laws
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