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