{"id":3083,"date":"2020-05-05T10:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=3083"},"modified":"2025-05-16T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:10:34","slug":"legislative-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/constitution-day\/legislative-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The legislative branch, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, drafts and passes laws, confirms (or rejects) presidential nominations, and can declare war.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House of Representatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The House of Representatives, often called the House, has 435 members, proportioned among the 50 states by population. There are also non-voting delegates for the District of Columbia and US territories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terms are two years, with no term limits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-15c5818a-4b68-4c60-81b6-8a88bc9daf77 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Web Resources &#8211; House of Representatives<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-52637545\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US House of Representatives Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Representatives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Committee Reports, Legislation &amp; Treaties<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Live Stream<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/committees\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Committee Hearings &amp; Meetings Video<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/roll-call-votes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roll Call Votes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/search?q=%7B%22source%22%3A%22legislation%22%2C%22congress%22%3A119%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill Status<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bills of the Week<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Senate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate is composed of two elected Senators per state, totaling 100.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate terms are six years, with no term limits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-b6a0ca67-695c-4b78-b8ce-7e356515b43e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Web Resources<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-52637508\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Senate Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/committees\/hearings_meetings.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hearings &amp; Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/senators\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/bills_acts_laws.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bills, Acts &amp; Laws<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/nominations_new.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nominations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/treaties_new.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treaties<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/votes_new.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Votes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/history\/oralhistory.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oral History Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/reference\/virtual.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bioguide.congress.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bibliographies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-fd73d61f-899f-43e1-bc0e-0b0f81e791c2 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Books<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>This is a small selection of books available in our library. For more, search our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catalog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/182530362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">America&#8217;s Congress: Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison through Newt Gingrich <\/a>&#8211; by David R Mayhew<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/671819517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences<\/a> &#8211; by David R Jones and Monika McDermott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/44612892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Esteemed Colleagues: Civility and Deliberation in the US Senate<\/a> &#8211; by Burdett A Loomis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/808344422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community<\/a> &#8211; by Amy B Zegart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/search\/detail\/35172520?queryString=%22politics%20or%20principle%3F%22&amp;clusterResults=false&amp;groupVariantRecords=true&amp;bookReviews=off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politics or Principle? : Filibustering in the United States Senate<\/a> &#8211; by Sarah A Binder and Steven S Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/642206136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strengthening Congress<\/a> &#8211; by Lee Hamilton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/57756781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United States Congress<\/a> &#8211; by Ross M English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5d71b612-1db1-46bf-a64d-4ab8975c871c advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Useful Web Resources<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-52637530\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/congrecord.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Congressional Record<\/a> &#8211; a substantially verbatim account of the remarks made by senators and representatives while they are on the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It also includes all bills, resolutions, and motions proposed, as well as debates and roll call votes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/Congressional_Records\/Daily_Digest.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Digest<\/a> &#8211; the key to finding information in the Congressional Record. It is much like a table of contents in a book, but is found in the back of each daily edition of the Record. The permanent edition of the Record includes a Daily Digest volume which cumulates each issue for the year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congressional Research Service Reports<\/a> &#8211; provides the public with access to research products produced by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) for the United States Congress. By law, CRS works exclusively for Congress, providing timely, objective, and authoritative research and analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of political party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-b942d4b3-baad-47b5-96b1-0be4ecd4acc3 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Databases<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-52637446\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/politicalscience?accountid=37646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Political Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JSTOR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=hsr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Humanities &amp; Social Sciences Index Retrospective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/ic.galegroup.com\/ic\/ovic\/?userGroupName=nysl_nc_clarku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opposing Viewpoints<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/socscijournals?accountid=37646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Science Database (ProQuest)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also wish to check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/newspapers-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newspapers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.4px;color: #7a7a7a;font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\">Disclaimer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is intended to give a general overview of the Constitution and our system of government, as well as some historical information. It may not contain the most up to date legal information and should not be considered legal advice. For help with up to date legal research email us at refdesk@clarkson.edu. For legal advice, please consult an attorney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legislative branch, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, drafts and passes laws, confirms (or rejects) presidential nominations, and can declare war.\u00a0 House of Representatives The House of Representatives, often called the House, has 435 members, proportioned among the 50 states by population. 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