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The Legislative branch: the U.S. Congress and related offices The Legislative Branch: Congress Citizens of the United States vote in free elections to choose people to represent them in the U.S. Congress. Congress has the responsibility of making the laws for our nation. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The three branches of the federal government are: The Executive branch: the president, vice president, and departments of the federal government 82 The Judicial branch: the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts across the country The U.S. House of Representatives People in each state vote to choose members of the House of Representatives. There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, which is often called “the House.”The number of representatives from each state depends on how many people live in that state. States are divided into districts. People living in each district vote for someone to represent their district in the House. Each representative serves for two years, and then
people have another chance to vote for them or for a different person to represent them. Representatives can serve in Congress for an unlimited period of time. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVE THE PEOPLE 83 There are five additional members in the House.These are the representatives of the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S.Virgin Islands.They In the United States, everyone can call their elected representative and senators. You can call 202-224-3121 and ask for your representative’s or senators’ offices. You can write to your representative or senators to ask questions or give your opinion about legislation and the federal government, or if you have a problem and need help with federal benefits. To write to your representative: To write to your senator: The Honorable (add representative’s full name) The Honorable (add senator’s full name) U.S. House of Representatives United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510 You can visit the websites of Congress to learn about current activities in the House and Senate and about your own representative and senators, including their website addresses. • For the House of Representatives, visit http://www.house.gov/. • For the Senate, visit http://www.senate.gov/.
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