House V. Senate
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23 Terms
Approve Treaties
Senate
Approve presidential appointments
Senate
Holds hearings for for removal after an official is impeached
Senate
Votes on VP in case no one receives a majority in electoral college
Senate
Has unlimited debates… including a filibuster
senate
More prestigious
Senate
Need to know more about subjects
Senate
More informal feel, less rules
Senate
6 year terms
Senators
“upper house”
senate
Initially were selected by state legislators
senate
Allowed citizens to pick their 2 senators
17th Amendment
Appropriations, Finances, Foreign Relations
Senate
Start a tax bill (revenue raising)
House of Representatives
Votes on impeachment
House of Representatives
Votes on president if no candidate receives a majority in electoral college
House of Representatives
More rules
House of Representatives
Limits on time spent debating a bill
House of Representatives
Adding Amendments to bills
House of Representatives
Members can specialize on issues (because they are on fewer committees)
House of Representatives
2 year terms
House of Representatives
“Lower house”
House of Representatives
Appropriations, Ways and Means (taxes), Rules
House of Representatives
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