Venn Diagram: Senate or House?

Instructions:
First, complete this short reading about the differences between the House and Senate. Then,
Use the bullets below to fill in the Venn Diagram in Jamboard. Some of the information is from
the reading and some is a review from the past two weeks. Be sure to download and attach the
Venn before you turn in the assignment!

● Serve two-year terms

● Must approve all treaties the president negotiates with a 2/3rds vote.
● Serve six-year terms
● 435 members
● Selects the President if no candidate wins in the Electoral College
● 100 members
● Must approve bills before sent to the President for signature.
● All states represented equally here (two each)
● Must be at least 25 years old.
● Can impeach the President, Vice President or any federal judge
● Population determines how states are represented here. (The more people, the more
representation.)
● The 17th amendment affects this chamber.
● Designed to represent the interests of the states.
● Makes the laws of the United States.
● Must be a citizen for 9 years.
● Holds the impeachment trial/decides guilt or innocence
● Gerrymandering impacts this chamber.
● Must live in the state they represent.
● The census affects the number of seats each state gets in this chamber.
● Any bill that is proposing to raise taxes in any way must begin in this chamber.
● Has power to accept or reject major presidential appointments.