Article 1: Legislative branch

Congress has the power to...(5 things)

1) Collect taxes 2) Borrow money on the credit of the U.S. 3) Regulate trade with other nations. 4) Coin money and punish counterfeiters. 5) Declare war and raise a military.

What is the main focus of article 1?

The main focus of article 1 is about the legislative branch and their roles and responsibilities to the U.S. government.

Whats the main function of the legislative branch?

The main function of the legislative branch is to write and make the laws.

What are the two lawmaking chambers of our legislative branch?

The senate(The upper house) and the House of representatives(The lower house)

Define bicameral

Two lawmaking houses

Define representative democracy

a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives.

The two houses together are called?

congress