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House of Representatives vs. The Senate Chapter 10-Section 2 and 3

Membership HOUSE 435 members; each state’s delegation is determined by its population SENATE 100 members (two per state)

Qualifications HOUSE Need to be at least 25 years old, U.S. citizen for 7 years, resident of the state represented SENATE Need to be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, resident of the state represented

Term HOUSE 2 years, entire House must be elected every two years SENATE 6 years with staggered elections, 1/3 of the members elected every 2 years

How Elected HOUSE Directly by the voters of a district SENATE Directly by the voters of a state (17th amendment), originally, state legislature chose them

Presiding Officer HOUSE Speaker of the House must be elected every two years SENATE Vice-President of the U.S. is assigned by the Constitution to be the “President of the Senate”

Special Powers HOUSE Brings impeachment charges May choose the President if there is no majority in the electoral system Must start all revenue bills SENATE Acts as jury in impeachment trials (2/3 vote needed) May choose the Vice President if there is no majority in the electoral system Must ratify treaties with foreign nations by 2/3 vote Must approves Presidential appointments (majority needed)