| A | B |
|---|
| House | 435 members |
| Both | Makes laws |
| House | Leader is the Speaker |
| Senate | 100 members |
| Senate | 2 from each state |
| Senate | Official leader is the Vice-president |
| House | Number based on states population |
| Both | Meet in the Capitol Building |
| House | Originates revenue bills |
| Senate | Must be 30 years old |
| House | Must be 25 years old |
| House | Has a 2 year term |
| Senate | Has a 6 year term |
| Both | Has a salary of $174,000 |
| House | Votes to impeach |
| Senate | Jury in impeachment cases |
| Both | Meets in Washington D.C. |
| Senate | Elected by whole state |
| Senate | Approves presidential nominations |
| House | Chooses President if Electoral College is deadlocked |
| Senate | President pro tempore is a leader |
| Both | Issues copyrights and patents |
| Both | Regulates immigration |
| Both | Can raise and support armed forces |
| Senate | Approves or rejects treaties |
| Both | Power to borrow and coin money |
| House | Elected by people in state districts |
| Senate | Joe Biden (D) |
| House | John Boehner (R) |
| Senate | Daniel Inouye (D) |
| Senate | Harry Reid (D) Majority Leader |
| House | Must be US citizen for 7 years |
| Senate | Must be US citizen for 9 years |
| House | Governor calls special election if vacancy |
| Senate | Governor makes temporary appointment for vacancy |
| Senate | Mitch McConnell (R) Minority Leader |
| Both | Franking privilege |
| House | Gerrymandering. Members of the ___ often represent districts that have been deliberately gerrymandered to include voting blocs that support incumbents. |
| both | Party Whip |
| Both | Divided into committees |
| Senate | Members can speak on the floor as long as they wish. |
| Senate | Filibuster-a way of delaying or preventing action on a bill by using long speeches and unlimited debate; literally means to "talk a bill to death" |
| Senate | a vote of cloture. |
| Both | Declare War |
| House | _____ Rules Committee is often called the "traffic cop"; sets guideline for floor debate in this body. |
| 700,000 | the number of people each seat in the House now represents |
| larger states like Virginia | Which states wanted a bicameral legislature? |
| smaller ones like New Jersey | States wanted an unicameral Congress |
| Connecticut Compromise | Resolved disputes between the 13 states over representation in the new Congress. |
| House | always has been elected directly by the people |
| State legislatures | Originally chose the senators |
| Senate | Confirms executive appointments, including cabinet heads, director of the FBI and the US attorney general. |
| Its political influence decreases. | What happens when a state's representation decreases? |
| Westberry v. Sanders | Supreme Court decision set forth principle of "one person, one vote" |
| Committee on Ways and Means | Committee on Ways and Means |
| House | Committee on Ways and Means |
