The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch, written by Marilyn Edna Slevin. Focus question. What is the legislative branch of the United States government and what are some things members of this branch do?

《立法部门》，作者：玛丽莲·埃德娜·斯莱文 重点问题 美国政府的立法部门是什么？这个部门的成员都要做哪些工作呢？

Introduction. The legislative branch of the United States government is called Congress. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senators and representatives speak for the American people in the US government. They write and change the laws of the country. They also have other important jobs.

引言 美国政府的立法部门叫做国会 它由参议院和众议院组成 参议员和众议员在美国政府中代表美国人民发声 他们制定和修改国家的法律 他们还要承担其他重要的工作

The U .S. Constitution The Constitution, adopted in 1788, breaks up the U .S. government into three parts. The President is in charge of the Executive Branch. The Senate and the House of Representatives make up the Legislative Branch. The Judicial Branch runs the Supreme Court and the U .S. court system. The different parts sometimes work together and sometimes disagree.

美国宪法：1788年通过的宪法将美国政府分为三个分支 总统负责行政分支的工作 参议院和众议院共同组成立法分支 司法分支管理最高法院和美国法院系统 三个分支有时互相合作，有时也会产生分歧

how Congress works. The Senate and the House of Representatives have different numbers of members. The House of Representatives has 435 members. Each member is elected to a two -year term. Members of the House are divided among the 50 states by how many people live in each state. California has more people than any other state. It has the most representatives in the House. Some states only have one.

国会的运作方式 参议院和众议院的议员人数各不相同 众议院一共有435名议员 每位众议员的任期为两年 众议员席位按50个州的人口数量进行分配 加利福尼亚州的人口比其他任何州都多 它在众议院拥有最多的众议员席位 有些州在众议院只有一个席位

One hundred senators make up the Senate. Senators are elected to a six -year term. Each state has two senators. It does not matter how many people live in the state.

参议院一共有100名参议员 参议员的任期为六年 每个州都有两名参议员 这和该州的人口多少没有关系

How a bill becomes a law. It takes many steps to make a new law. The first step is to write a bill. Anyone can do this, even people who do not work in the government.

法案如何变成法律 制定一部新法律需要经过很多步骤 第一步就是草拟法案 任何人都可以草拟法案，哪怕不是政府工作人员也可以