The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch, known as Congress, makes the laws of the United States. The two groups of lawmakers in Congress are the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives

The Senate
Every state has 2 senators for a total of 100 senators. Each senator is in office for six years.

The House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is made up of 435 representatives and the number of representatives varies depending on the population of the state. Each representative is in office for two years.


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