Homework help ! Quick please?

what is the function of the legislative branch?

what are the three requrements of office in the -house of representatives-senate

how does a bill become a law

just checking my answers to the answers i thought i was going to get

The U.S. Congress is made up of two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress meets at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Its primary duty is to write, debate, and pass bills, which are then passed on to the President for approval.

Other Powers of Congress

Makes laws controlling trade between states and between the
United States and other countries.
Makes laws about taxes and borrowing money.
Approves the making of money.
Can declare war on other countries.
Each Congress lasts for two years. When the two years are over, new Members of Congress are elected. We are currently in the 110th Congress. Congress meets once every year and usually last from January 3rd to July 31st, but in special cases, it can last longer.

The way that states are represented in the House and the Senate is different. Why is this? Well, when the Founding Fathers were drafting the Constitution, there were debates over how states would be represented. States with larger populations wanted more representation than states with smaller populations. Meanwhile, states with smaller populations favored equal representation. So, a compromise was made -- Representation in the Senate would be equal, while representation in the House would be based on population.

Representatives must:

Be at least 25 years old.
Be a U.S. citizen for the past 7 years.
Live in the state they represent.


Each representative serves a term of 2 years. When the term is over, people from that state may choose to elect a new representative or keep the same one. There is no limit on the number of terms a representative can serve.

The House has special jobs that only it can do. It can:

Start laws that make people pay taxes.
Decide if a government official should be put on trial before the Senate if s/he commits a crime against the country.

Senators must:

Be at least 30 years old.
Be a U.S. citizen for the past 9 years.
Live in the state they represent.


The Senate has special jobs that only it can do. It can:

Say yes or no to any treaties the president makes.
Say yes or no to any people the president recommends for jobs, such as cabinet officers, Supreme Court justices, and ambassadors.
Can hold a trial for a government official who does something very wrong.


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Here's some of what you need. Consider this as a little sympathy for you waiting until Sunday nite to do your homework.

Read Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution for the requirements. A bill becomes law once the President signs it.