2. House vs.

Senate

house vs.
senate
Key terminology:
Treaties - a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

Senate more important?

➔ Higher level of more informed decisions
➔ More exclusive, difficult to get into
➔ Less people means they are representing more people

HoR more important?

➔ House chooses the president if electoral college fails to decide

powers of the house powers of the senate

Power of To ratify
Create
the purse treaties
legislation
To bring To confirm
Override
impeachment appointments
president's veto
charges To try cases
Propose
Choose of impeachment
amendments
president if To choose
Declare war
electoral the vice
Confirm a
college is president if the
vice president
deadlocked. electoral college
investigatio
is deadlocked
n

1. What do you think are the three most important powers held by each chamber
and why?

House of Representatives:
1. Power of the purse (hold the budget, in charge of the money)
2. Bring impeachment charges (can hold the president to account for their actions)
3. Choose president (have high responsibility for choosing the leader of the country)

Senate:
1. Ratify treaties (have the final say in state agreements/foreign affairs)

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2. Try cases of impeachment (have final say in an impeachment process)

3. Choose vice president (a good VP can be a good influence to the president)

2. In what areas are the House and Senate of equal importance?

➔ Creating legislation
➔ Override president's veto - if a president says no to new legislation, Congress can
override it if they have a majority.
➔ Declare war
➔ Propose amendments
➔ Confirm a vice president
➔ Investigation