| A | B |
| 7 years a citizen | House of Representatives |
| 25 years of age | House of Representatives |
| Legal resident of the state | HOuse of Representatives and the Senate |
| 9 years a citizen | Senate |
| 30 years a citizen | Senate |
| 35 years of age | President |
| Natural born citizen | President |
| 14 years a resident of the US | President |
| 2 year term of office | House of Representatives |
| 6 year term of office | Senate |
| 4 year term of office | President |
| Limited to 2 terms in office | President |
| People's Branch | Congress |
| Presides over the Senate | Vice President |
| No elected officials | Judicial Branch |
| No constitutional requirements | Federal Judges |
| No set term of office | Federal Judges |
| Article I | Congress |
| Article II | President |
| Article III | Judicial Branch |
| Can impeach | House of Representatives |
| Tries impeachments | Senate |
| Revenue bills begin here | House of Representatives |
| Approves presidential appointments | Senate |
| Ratifies treaties | Senate |
| Most independent branch | Judicial |
| Title of the presiding officer of the House of Representatives | Speaker |
| Can declare war | Congress |
| Can tax | Congress |
| Can veto bills | President |
| Can override a presidential veto | Congress |
| Can declare actions of the President unconstitutional | Federal Courts |
| Makes laws | Legislative branch |
| Enforces laws | Executive Branch |
| Interprets laws | Judicial branch |
| Proposes amendments | Congress |
| Legislative Branch | Congress |
| Executive Branch | President |
| Judicial Branch | Courts |
| Controls interstate commerce | Congress |