The legislative branch of the government is made up of both the House of Representative, commonly referred to as the lower house, and the Senate, also known as the upper house. These houses are collectively known as the Congress. The House of Representative is made of the elected representatives from the congressional districts where each district is entitled to at least one representative as indicated in Article One of the constitution. This house handles the responsibilities of passing federal legislations on agreement with the Senate. It has the exclusive posers to initiate bills on revenue, impeachment federal officials and break an Electoral College tie in the election of a President. The Senate is made up of senators representing each state in its entirety with each state having two senators each. It has exclusive powers to sign treaties, approve various dignitaries such as Cabinet Secretaries, Supreme Court judges among others. It also conducts trials for the officials impeached by the House.
The Senate and House of Representatives have various qualification requirements for candidature in order to become a member. Some of the requirements for Senatorial candidature include an age limit of at least thirty years, be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years, and be a resident of the state that one aspires to represent. Some of the qualifications to be a Representative member include being of at least twenty five years, be a citizen of the United States for at least seven years and be a resident in the state one is elected to represent.
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A bill has to pass through various steps in order to be accepted as a law in the United States. Step one is the drafting of the bill which can only be introduced by a member of Congress (Ginsberg, 2019). It is then assessed by committee members who have expertise on the subject matter. It is later reported to the House floor on approval by the committee. It is debated at this stage and changes are made if there is need. It is then voted on by the House and sent to the Senate. Upon referral, it goes through similar stages as in the House of Representatives until it is ready for the president. The Presidents decides whether to sign it, veto it or do nothing. If it passes through all the stages or the veto is overridden, then it becomes a law.
References
Ginsberg, B. (2019). We the people: An Introduction to American Politics. W. W. Norton & Company.
