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Requirements

Citizen of US for 7 years

Citizen of US for 9 years

25 years old

30 years old

US Citizen

legally reside in state that elected them

Leadership

Majority leader

minority leader

party whips

committee chairs are elected by the majority leader, with frequent use of the seniority system

Speaker of the House

Vice President

Composition

435 members

100 members

proportional representation

2 representatives per state

Majority:

  • white
  • Protestant
  • male

Committees

Rules committee

dictates scheduling

Party leaders

dictate scheduling

Joint committees

Standing Committees

Conference committees

Select Committees

Staff

Average of 17 personal staff

Average of 44 personal staff

1/3 of staff work in constituencies

1/2 staff work in constituencies

Use committee staff

Use Congressional Research Service

Use General Accounting Office

Use Congressional Budget Office

...Other

2 year terms

6 year terms

all members elected at once

1/3 members elected at a tmie

debate time limited

unlimited debate time

(filibuster)

...Until cloture is called (not often)

more centralized

more decentralized

No limit on number of terms

Can introduce legislation

And our favorite

More strict/ more rules/ more formal

Less strict/ less rules/ more informal

HOR

Senate

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