House/Senate

	House	Senate
Qualifications	-Must be at least 25 -US Citizens for 7 years -Legal resident of the state that elects them	-Must be at least 30 -US Citizens for 9 years -Legal residents of the state they represent
Organization	-435 Members -Based on population	-100 Senators -Two per state
Rules	-Debate is limited to 5 minutes per Representative	-Debate is unlimited
Handling of Bills/Lawmaking Process	-To introduce bills Representatives drop them into the hopper -Committees assigned and work on bill	-Senate control the flow of bills -Two Calendars -Senate leaders try to schedule sessions to fit interests of other Senators
Leadership	-Rules Committee is quite in charge -Majority and Minority Leaders -Speaker of the House	-Vice President is leader -Majority and Minority Leaders
Length of Term/Perks	-2 year term -at least $174,000	-6 year term -at least $174,000