Legislative Branch

Access the chart below via Google docs after and during the unit to add what we learned.

Legislative Branch

What we know	What we want/need to know	What we learned
Make laws	What’s the process to pass laws?
Congress is made of 2 houses: House of Representatives & Senate	What else do they do?
There is a national and a state legislature	How many people are there in the legislative branch?
Delegates	What powers do they have?
Democratic & Republican	Who are they?
President can veto laws	Why are they so (seemingly) ineffective?
One of 3 branches	What requirements are there to become a Congressperson?
Corrupt	How are the parties different?
Never agree	What do they do outside of Congress?
Bias	How much do they get paid?
Male & female Congresspeople	How do they make decisions/Who influences them?
Chellie Pingree, member of the House of Representatives, democratic
Charlie Summers ran