C&E Unit 4: MANUAL REVIEW: Legislative Branch (117)

Term used to describe a Congress made up of two different houses.

• Bicameral

• Two-Housal

• Unitcameral

• Tricameral

Membership of this house in Congress is based on population.

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

Membership in this house in Congress is based on equal representation.

• The US Senate

• The US House of Representatives

Serve two year terms.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Must be a US citizen for nine years.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Serve 6 year terms.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both

Must me a US citizen for 7 years.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both

435 members

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both

100 members.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Both

Must be at least 25 years old.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Both