The legislative branch of the U.S. government is called Congress, which meets in Washington D.C. and is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate has 100 members with 2 from each state serving 6 year terms, while the House has 435 members based on population serving 2 year terms. Congress is responsible for creating and passing federal laws through bills.

2. Legislative Branch
• It is called Congress.

3. Legislative Branch
• Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol
building in Washington, DC.

4. Legislative Branch
• Congress makes federal laws.

5. Legislative Branch
• Members of Congress can
propose an idea for a new law.
This is called a bill.

6. Senate
• 100 members
• Two members from each
state
• The Vice President is the
leader of the Senate.

7. Senate
• Joe Biden
–Vice President
–Leader of the
Senate

8. Senators
• All people of the state
• 6 years
• Age 30 or older
• U.S. citizen for at least 9 years
• resident of the state
• No limit terms

9. TX Senators
John Cornyn Ted Cruz

10. House of Representatives
• 435 members
• Number of members depends
on state’s population
• The top official is called the
Speaker of the House of
Representatives.

11. House of Representatives
• John Boehner
–Speaker of the
House

12. Representatives
• A district
• 2 years
• Age 25 or older
• U.S. citizen for at least 7 years
• A resident of the state
• No limit terms

13. TX - 16 Representative
Beto O’Rourke

14. Elizabeth Tiscareño