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Comparing The House of Representatives and the Senate

Comparing The House of Representatives and the Senate. Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask…. Background/General Info. Which is considered the lower/upper house? Why? Which is considered “closest to the American people”…why?

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Comparing The House of Representatives and the Senate

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  1. Comparing The House of Representatives and the Senate Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask…

  2. Background/General Info • Which is considered the lower/upper house? • Why? • Which is considered “closest to the American people”…why? • Which is designed to give more power to states with larger/smaller populations? • The House = The more people in your state, the more representatives your state gets • More people = louder “voice” or more “weight” • The Senate = no matter what, every state gets same #

  3. Qualifications for House Members • What are the 3 Constitutional requirements for House/Senate members? • Term Length? • Every 2 years, each and every member of the House must run for re-election • Every 2 years, 1/3rd of the Senate runs for re-election; **never both Senators from the same state… • There is a Congressional election every even-numbered year in the month of November. • e.g., 11/2008, 11/2010, 11/2012, 11/2014

  4. Members of Congress (MoC’s) • How many members in the House of Representatives/Senate? • House members referred to as “US Representatives”, “Representative” or “Congressman” • Senate members as “Senator”. • What is the name of the geographical area they are elected from and represent? • What is the minimum # of Reps or Senators a state can have? **Most Reps in any state? California has 53, Texas has 36

  5. How many Reps does PA have? • PA currently has 18 members of the House of Reps **Number has decreased by 5 over the past 30 years: used to have 23 Reps…

  6. Who is our US Representative? • Tim Murphy (R – PA) represents us here in the 18th Congressional district of PA

  7. Our 2 US Senators • Pat Toomey • Robert Casey, Jr.

  8. Party Division in The House • Current party division: • Republicans– 234 • Democrats– 201 • 6 non-voting delegates…

  9. Party Division in the Senate • Current party breakdown: • 53 Democrats (55 total) • 2 Independents caucus with Dems • Angus King (I – ME), Bernie Sanders (I – VT) • 45 Republicans

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