Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the Federal Government. Congress consists of: *The House of Representatives *The Senate House of Representatives The term of office in the House of Representatives is 25 years QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS ARE: 1.Must be at least 25 2.Must live in the state when elected 3.Must be a citizen of at least 7 years. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives. Today, each representative represents approximately 2 people. When there is the House from …showed first 75 words of 333 total…

…showed last 75 words of 333 total…to the Senate for approval. A bill that has passed both houses shall go to the President. If he approves it, he will sign it, but if he vetoes the bill, it will return to Congress with his written ejections to be considered. Then it must pass each house by a 2/3 vote to become law. If the President holds the bill for 10 days, it becomes law expect at the end of a session of congress.