Name:____________________________ Date:________ Period



Name:____________________________ Date:________ Period:________

Congressional Compare and Contrast Chart- (double bubble OR venn diagram)

Place the following information in appropriate bubble or venn circle for the House of Representatives or the Senate. Each one goes in only one bubble- no repeats.

• Borrow money

• Makes laws

• 100

• Acts as a jury in impeachment trials

• 6 year terms

• Lower house

• President pro-tempore is head

• 2 year terms

• Represents a district with in a state

• At least 25 years old

• Citizen 9 years

• Leadership part of presidential succession

• “power of the purse”

• Upper house

• Represent entire state

• Establish postal system

• Collect taxes

• Speaker of the House is head

• Citizen 7 years

• Equal representation

• Approves all treaties

• Unlimited terms

• Power to investigate

• Considered most important branch by founders

• Elected by citizens

• Power to impeach

• Members of congress

• 435 members

• Article 1

• 30 years old

• Create lower federal courts

• 2 per state

• Declare war

• VP breaks ties

• Representation based on population

• Start all appropriations bills

• Use committee systems

• Can propose bills

• Approves Presidential appointments

• Easier to get elected in to

• Can propose amendments

• Do what’s necessary and proper

• Meet from Jan 3rd to Nov/Dec

• Roger Sherman created

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