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Requirements for senators

  1. >30 years old

  2. U.S. citizen for >9 years

  3. Citizen of your state

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Requirements for representatives

  1. >25 years old

  2. U.S. citizen for >7 years

  3. Citizen of your state

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Powers of the Senate

  1. Impeachment trials

  2. Confirmation of federal officials

  3. Ratify treaties

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Powers of the House

  1. Impeachment

  2. Decides president if none wins majority

  3. All bills for raising taxes start in the house

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Term lengths for Congress

  1. Senate - 6 years

  2. Representatives - 2 years

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Why do we have a bicameral Congress?

  1. The Framers couldn’t agree

  2. Intra-branch checks