L.+Organization,+Hierarchy+&+Leadership

Legislativ e branch Organization, Hierarchy, and Leadership Organization The Legislative Branch is made up of two parts. There is the House of Representatives and the Senat e which together make up what is known as Congress. ghjsdhfjeiwnvkdsjfhjkdsfkjdshfjdhfdjhfdjjdkfhur The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members. Each of the 50 states gets a certain amount of representatives for their state, depending on the population of each state. If a state's population increase, so will the state's number of representatives. During the first session of Representatives, there were 59 members, and now there are 435! There are also 6 members who cannot vote. These members represent District of Columbia, the Common Wealth of Puerto Rico, and four other US territories. To find out more about U.S. territories go [|here] The Senate is made up of 100 senate members. There are two per state regardless of the population of states, unlike the House of Representatives. Senators are elected every 6 years and elections are scattered so no two senators are elected at the same time. Senators and representatives serve on a committee. To learn about the committees and their recent work, go[| here].

Hierarchy The hierarchy of the legislative branch is formed from the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate serves a term of 4 years while the House of Representatives serves a term for only 2 years. The Senate is a smaller chamber, (made up of only 100 members) but it is still ranked higher than the House of Representatives (made up of only 435 members) and holds more power when it comes to voting than the House of Representatives. The powers of the Senate are:
 * To impeach a government official
 * To manage impeachment trials
 * To approve treaties made from the executive branch
 * To expel members who rightfully deserve to be expelled
 * To give advice on president nominations
 * To elect a Vice President, if necessary
 * To create new bills and laws
 * To consider any bills or laws presented by the president

The powers of the House of Representatives are: Even though the Senate is a smaller group of people, they have more powers than the House of Representatives and are ranked higher than the House.
 * To begin impeachment proceedings
 * To elect the President of the United States if the vote is a tie
 * To present bills and laws that have to do revenue and taxes
 * To participate in Joint Committees alongside the Senate

Leadership The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives. After the Vice President, the Speaker of the House is second in line to succeed the President. This means if the President //and// Vice President are unable to hold office, then the Speaker of the House will become President. For example if the President were to resign from office, then the Vice President died, the Speaker of the House would be the new President. The Speaker has to set up the legislative agenda but does not hold authority over debates. This job is usually given to the members of the House. The Speaker of the House also does not hold a vote in the House. The current Speaker of the House is John Boehner, however, he has recently resigned from the position. Possible Replacements include Jeb Hensarling, Jason Chaffetz, and Daniel Webster. To see other candidates and their descriptions go [|here] To see past Speakers go [|here]

The president of the Senate is the Vice President. The main job of the Vice President when it comes to being the president of the Senate is that they make the decision is a case of a tie. The current Vice President is Joe Biden. To see past vice presidents go here

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