| A | B |
| 435 | number of members in the house |
| 100 | number of members in the senate |
| 25 | age to run for House |
| 30 | age to run for Senate |
| 7 | citizenship for House |
| 9 | citizenship for Senate |
| live in state when elected | residency requirement |
| 2 | term for House |
| 6 | term for Senate |
| preamble | goals of Constitution |
| delegated power | power given to national government |
| reserved power | power given to state government |
| concurrent power | power of both national and state |
| speaker of house | leader of house |
| pro tempore | leader of senate if VP out |
| implied power | power of national government that is assumed |
| conference committee | used to compromise a bill that is different in house and senate |
| standing committee | where most of the work is done for bills |
| joint committee | members of house and sentate both belong |
| House of Representatives | seats based on population |
| Senate | equal votes per state |