Legislative Branch

Legislative BranchBy Storm, Elizabeth, Kalley, Destiny, and Matt, Christian, Joseph

1Here are some facts about the legislative branch.

The Legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The Legislative Branch is also know as Congress.

There are a total of 100 senators and 435 representatives.2The legislative branch of government has the authority to make laws for the nation.

The powers of Congress are in Article I of the Constitution:

To levy and collect taxes; To borrow money for the public treasury;To declare war; To raise and support armies; To provide for a navy; To call out the military to enforce federal laws, suppress lawlessness, or repel invasions; Responsibility's/Powers of the Congress.3

Every state is represented by two senators.

Members of the Senate are elected for six-year terms.

The Vice-President breaks any ties that occur in the senate.

The Senate4House of Representatives

Each state has a different amount of Representatives based on their population.

Members of the House of Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Every ten years a senses is completed to count all the people in each state. This is when the number of Representatives for each state can be changed.5Georgia and the CongressGeorgias two Senators are Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson.

Georgia has 13 members of the House;

Barrow, John, Georgia, 12th Deal, Nathan, Georgia, 9th Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Jr., Georgia, 4th Lewis, John, Georgia, 5th Marshall, Jim, Georgia, 8th Price, Tom, Georgia, 6th Westmoreland, Lynn A., Georgia, 3rd Bishop Jr., Sanford D., Georgia, 2nd Gingrey, Phil, Georgia, 11th Kingston, Jack, Georgia, 1st Linder, John, Georgia, 7th Broun, Paul C., Georgia, 10th Scott, David, Georgia, 13th 6True or FalseThe Legislative Branch carries out the laws and makes the laws.True orFalse The answer is false, the Legislative Branch only makes the laws.7True or FalseDoes Georgia have 13 Representatives?True orFalse The answer is true.8True or False Is Tom Price one of Georgias Representative?True orFalse The answer is true.9True or FalseAre there 435 representatives?True orFalse The answer is true.10True or falseIs the Legislative Branch also called the Congress?True orFalse The answer is true.11The end ?12