legislative branch facts A. Individuals who wish to work for this branch have different requirements depending on the section they are elected to serve. B. People who serve in this branch must have volunteered for the military and spent several years in overseas countries. C. A member of this branch must have first been a lawyer, and then spent years as a judge, and is appointed by the president. D. The leader of this branch is over age 35, is a U. S. citizen by birth, and has lived in the United States for the last 14 years or more.