House vs Senate
a majority of members are men
both
cannot adjourn without the consent of the other house
both
elections for members are held on the same day in every state
both
has over a dozen women as members
both
meets in the Capitol
both
members are paid a yearly salary of $100,000
both
members can fix their own salariese
both
members get free plane trips, free office mail, and tax breaks for second homes
both
members of this chamber serve constituents
both
must assemble at least once a year
both
"legislative immunity" applies only to floor debates in Congress
false
compared to the house, the senate does more legislative work in committees
false
congressional districts in Texas all have equal areas
false
members of congress concentrate entirely on evaluating legislation
false
the party controlling the presidency historically wins seats in off-year elections
false
Members are elected to two year terms
house
has 435 members
house
minimum age for members is 25
house
the boundaries of members' districts can be changed every 10 years
house
the number of members per state is based on population
house
its membership exactly represents the diversity of America's population
neither
members are elcted to four-year terms
neither
members can be sued for statements made while attending a session
neither
a person must be a US citizen for at least 9 years to become a member
senate
members are elected to 6 year terms
senate
members were once chosen by the state legislatures
senate
more flexible rules with possibly unlimited debate
senate
only one third of its members are up for election at a time
senate
states are represented as co-equal members
senate
the chamber intended to "cool" legislation
senate
delegates votes as their constituents see best
true
many states in the midwest lost representatives after the 2000 consensus
true
partisans vote based on their party allegiance
true
senators and representatives give themselves yearly pay increases
true
the house has more racial and gender diversity than the senate
true
trustees vote as they see best
true
