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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
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
435 members
100 members
proportional representation
2 representatives per state
Majority:
Rules committee
dictates scheduling
Party leaders
dictate scheduling
Joint committees
Standing Committees
Conference committees
Select Committees
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
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
More strict/ more rules/ more formal
Less strict/ less rules/ more informal