8 qualifications for senate
length of term for house of representatives
2 years
length of term for senate
6 years
qualification for house of representatives
Each representative must: (1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent.
Gerrymandering
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Paul Ryan
Speaker of the House of Representatives
constituents
The residents of a congressional district or state.
census
an official count or survey of a population typically recording various details of individuals
qualifications of senate
at least 30 years of age, citizen of the USA for at least 9 years, and a citizen of the state he/she is elected in