Articles of Confederation

Article 1 section 1 of the Constitution of the United States of America deems that all legislative powers granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The legislative branch makes law. According to article I section 2 the house of representatives has a term of two years and each member must be at least 25 years old and “shall have the sole Power of Impeachment”. According to article I section 3 the senate has a term of six years and each member must be at least 30 years old and “shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments” (The Constitution of the United States of America). Impeachment means indictment. The impeachment trial is held in the Senate and a conviction and removal takes 2/3 vote. There have only been two presidents that have been impeached which are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.

The speaker of House is the Constitutional leader of the House. The Vice President is the President of the Senate, but has no vote unless they are equally divided. If the Senate and House Bill’s differ in any way they are sent to a conference committee to work out the differences. The most powerful committee in the House of Representatives is rules committee. - (B.A.C.E.)

The senate has 20 standing committees which include: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, Finance, Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Rules and Administration, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Veterans' Affairs. (senate.gov)

The rules committee is “in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor. As such, it is one of the most powerful committees, and often described as "an arm of the leadership" and as the "traffic cop of Congress."...