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  • Glossary

    two branches, chambers, or houses, such as the United States Congress, which is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. bill: Formally introduced legislation. Most legislative proposals are in the form of bills and are designated as H.R....

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/glossary-mobile

  • How Laws are Made: The Language of the Law

    Most ideas for new laws, called legislative proposals, are in the form of bills and are labeled as H.R. (House of Representatives) or S. (Senate), depending on where they are introduced. They are also numbered in the order that they are introduced...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/21-age-9/j-how-laws-made/43-how-laws-are-made

  • Tracking a Bill From Beginning to End

    on what type of law we're talking about. For this example, we'll look at how a bill first introduced in the House of Representatives becomes a public law. 1. When a Representative has an idea for a new law, he or she becomes the sponsor of that bill and...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/how-laws-are-made

  • The Constitutional Convention

    branch, which gave equal representation to each state in the Senate, and representation based on population in the House of Representatives. Small states feared they would be ignored if representation was based on population, while large states believed...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-constitutional-convention

  • Election of Representatives

    When the first Congress met in 1789, there were 59 Representatives in the House of Representatives. As the number of states increased and as the population grew, the number of Representatives increased significantly. A law passed in 1911 fixed the size...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/election-of-representatives

  • The Constitutional Convention

    would have equal representation in the Senate, and the population of states would determine representation in the House of Representatives. This created a bicameral legislative branch, which gave equal representation to each State in the Senate, and...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-constitutional-convention

  • The Legislative Branch

    Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The remaining sections of Article I go on to list specifics about how Congress must be formed and run. The first...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-legislative

  • How Laws are Made

    that Congress makes the laws, and now we will learn how they are made. Laws start in Congress. When someone in the House of Representatives or the Senate wants to make a law, they start by writing a bill. A bill is like an early version, or a draft, of...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-how-made

  • The Legislative Branch

    charge of making laws. It is made up of the Congress and several Government agencies. Congress has two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are voted into office by American citizens...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-legislative

  • Election of the President and Vice President: Electoral College

    to the office of President or Vice President. Should no presidential candidate receive an absolute majority, the House of Representatives determines who the next President will be. Each state may cast one vote and an absolute majority is needed to win....

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/election-of-the-president-vice-president-electoral-college

  • Bill of Rights Facts and Figures

    Bill of Rights. Amendment XXVII deals with the compensation, or paying of a salary, to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Read more and test your knowledge at GPO's Government Book Talk Blog Quiz and History for Bill of Rights Day...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/bill-of-rights-facts-and-figures

  • Bill of Rights Facts and Figures

    not passed in the original Bill of Rights. Amendment XXVII deals with compensation to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. To learn more, and to read the full text of the Bill of Rights, see the Bill of Rights site at the National...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-bill-of-rights-facts-figures

  • U.S. Capitol: 1793 (construction began)

    in Washington, DC, is one of the most recognizable buildings in the Nation. It is in the Capitol Building that the House of Representatives and Senate meet, debate, and discuss national legislation. The design for the Capitol was chosen by President...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-us-capitol

  • Pledge of Allegiance: 1892

    of Allegiance is recited at the beginning of classes in school. In the United States Congress, the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate begin their daily business with the Pledge of Allegiance. The United States Code states that when...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-pledge-allegiance

  • U.S. Constitution: 1789

    branch, which gave equal representation to each state in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives. The Constitution also created an executive branch and a judicial branch to set up a system of checks and...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/u-s-constitution-1789

  • Pledge of Allegiance: 1892

    up, facing the flag, and with the right hand over the heart. In the United States Congress, the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate begin their daily business with the Pledge of Allegiance. To learn more, see Title 4, Chapter 1,...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/35-age-4/apprentice-symbols-of-us-government/86-pledge-of-allegiance-1892

  • Learning Adventures 14 and more

    type of law we're talking about. For this example, we'll look at a simple example of how a bill introduced in the House of Representatives becomes a public law. Branches of Government In this Learning Adventure, we’ll examine what parts of the...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/learning-adventures-14more

  • Oath of Office

    Branch: Members of Congress At the start of each new Congress, in January of every odd-numbered year, the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate takes an oath of office. For Members of the House, the Speaker will direct the Members...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-oath-office

  • Who Makes Laws?

    safe. The United States Congress is the lawmaking body of the Federal Government. Congress has two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Each state also passes its own laws, which you must follow when you are in that state. If you live in...

    https://bensguide.gpo.gov/a-who-makes

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