The Legislative Branch
The Structure of Congress
The House of Representatives Structure of Power:
The Senates Structure of Power:
Powers of Congress
Implied Powers:
- Minimum Wage
- Military Draft
Expressed Powers:
- The power to regulate trade, foreign and interstate
- The power to identify the types of currency to use and to produce
- The power to borrow
- To establish consistent laws concerning the bankruptcy
- To establish a process of becoming a US Citizen
- To establish roads and post offices
- The power produce copyrights and patents to preserve the work of the creator and developer
- The power to assemble all federal courts beneath the Supreme Court
- The Power to penalize pirates
- The power to recruit pirates to onslaught foreign enemies
- The Power to regulates the actions of the armed forces
- The power to gather militia to protect the country from invasions or attacks
- The power to arrange and rule the militia
- The power to control the Federal Capital
- The power to obtain land from the states for federal use
- An implied power of the Legislative Branch is the Elastic Clause. The Elastic Clause basically means that "Congress can do what is necessary and proper for the welfare of the nation." Which mean that they can determine the following:
- Minimum Wage
- Military Draft
Expressed Powers:
- Expressed powers means that the Constitution gives the Legislative Branch a huge amount of power over the American National System, which includes both foreign and domestic approaches. These powers include:
- The power to regulate trade, foreign and interstate
- The power to identify the types of currency to use and to produce
- The power to borrow
- To establish consistent laws concerning the bankruptcy
- To establish a process of becoming a US Citizen
- To establish roads and post offices
- The power produce copyrights and patents to preserve the work of the creator and developer
- The power to assemble all federal courts beneath the Supreme Court
- The Power to penalize pirates
- The power to recruit pirates to onslaught foreign enemies
- The Power to regulates the actions of the armed forces
- The power to gather militia to protect the country from invasions or attacks
- The power to arrange and rule the militia
- The power to control the Federal Capital
- The power to obtain land from the states for federal use
Requirements
The House of Representatives:
- 25 Years old
- Citizen for 7 Years
- Live in the state that you are elected in
How Many And How Long?:
Number: 435 People
Term Length: 2 Years
The Senate:
- 30 Years Old
- Citizen for 9 Years
- Live in the state that you are elected in
How Many And How Long?:
Number: 100 People
Term Length: 6 Years
- 25 Years old
- Citizen for 7 Years
- Live in the state that you are elected in
How Many And How Long?:
Number: 435 People
Term Length: 2 Years
The Senate:
- 30 Years Old
- Citizen for 9 Years
- Live in the state that you are elected in
How Many And How Long?:
Number: 100 People
Term Length: 6 Years