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Legislative Branch
Senate
Richard Burr
Thom Tillis
Senators have more power than members from the House of Representatives because they represent entire states while members of the House represent districts of a state. There are also less Senators then Representatives so, they have more responsibilities to account for.
A filibuster is a long speech used to prevent a vote on a bill. This is important because this only occurs in the senate. Usually when a filibuster happens a bill ends up dying. A filibuster comes to the end with cloture which is a formal way of ending a filibuster.
Expressed powers are specifically written in the Constitution. These powers are specifically given to the Federal government. The framers visoned Congress having a little more power than the other two branches. A couple examples of expressed power is the ability to declare war, coin money, regulate commerce, and to establish a post office.
These are powers that aren't specifically in the Constitution. These powers are checked to make sure they are constitutional . One example of this is when congress passes legislation on national health care.
The Elastic Clause gives Congress the power to pass whatever laws they consider "necessary and proper". This helps Congress carry out written powers. They have the power to create any law as long as the law is constitutional and needed to properly do their job. The Elastic Clause was first used in 1819 in the case of McCulloch vs. Maryland. The state of Maryland tried to put an unconstitutional tax on bank notes.
The Legislative branch checks the Judical branch by passing laws that control the courts jurisdiction to hear cases.
There are many ways the Legislative branch can check the Executive branch for example the Legislative branch can reject the Presidents veto by overriding it. A 2/3 vote is needed from both chambers to override a veto.
-Anyone can propose a bill.
- Only congressmen can place a bill into a hopper.
- Bills get put in the hopper if they go through the House of Representative.
- A bill is introduced in the Senate by placing the bill on the presiding officer's desk or introducing it on the Senate floor.
A law that is currently going through the House of Representatives is The Administration's Religious Assault on LGBTQ rights.