Legislative

    The senate and the house of represenatives make up congress. Both must agree on a law before it can be passed. The senators have a term of six years. To be a senator you must be thirty years or older. You must also have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least nine years and you must be a resident of the state you were elected from. Represenatives have a term of two years . To be a represenative you must be twenty-five or older. You also must have been a citizen of the united states for a least seven years and you also have to be a resident of the state you were elected from.  All members of congress are elected by Americans.Two senators represent each state. The total number of senators is 100. The least number of representatives a state can have is one.We hope you have  learned alot about the legislative Branch and we hope you had fun!!

 
 
 

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