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House vs Senate

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The House vs the Senate

A Differential Comparison

The House

The Senate

The Similarities

  • Members must be from their state
  • Members are mostly white males
  • Incumbency rates are high
  • Propose bills to become laws
  • Houses of Congress
  • Vote on bills and amendments
  • Use committees to get work done
  • Joint committees help resolve differences
  • Have majority and minority leaders

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  • 435 Members
  • Representation determined by population
  • The Speaker of the House presides

Entrance Requirements

  • 25 Years Old
  • Citizen of the US for ≥ 7 Years

Powers

  • The House must start the impeachment process.
  • The House must start all bills related to money.
  • The House votes on the president in the case that nobody gets a majority of the electoral votes.

Entrance Requirements

Terms / Elections

Powers

  • 30 Years Old
  • Citizen of the US for ≥ 9 Years

Day to Day Operations

  • Almost everything is done in committees.
  • Limited floor debate time.
  • Formal atmosphere.
  • Decentralized, distributed structure.
  • Members serve six year terms
  • 1/3 of seats are elected every two years
  • Incumbency Rate: 81.61%
  • The Senate tries officials that the House has voted to impeach.
  • The Senate confirms presidential appointments.
  • The Senate can ratify treaties with a 2/3 vote.

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

General Information

Terms/Elections

  • 435 Members
  • Representation based on population
  • The Speaker of the House presides
  • Members serve two year terms
  • All seats are up for grabs every two years
  • Incumbency Rate: 93.35%

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

General Information

Day to Day Operations

  • Committees play an important role, but not as big as in the House
  • Unlimited floor debate time
  • Fairly informal atmosphere
  • Centralized structure
  • 100 Members
  • Representation fixed at 2 per state
  • The Vice President presides; however, he can only vote in the case of a tie
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