U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Qualifications
People
Miscellaneous
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100 voting members
What is the number of members in the U.S. Senate?
100
435 voting members
What is the number of members in the U.S. House of Representatives?
100
30 years old
What is the minimum age requirement to run for U.S. Senator?
100
Congressman Billy Long
Who is Missouri's U.S. Representative for the 7th Congressional District?
100
Makes the nation's laws
What is the main duty of the Legislative Branch?
200
6 years
What is the term of a U.S. Senator?
200
2 years
What is the term of service for a U.S. Representative?
200
7 years
What is the minimum U.S. citizenship requirement to run for U.S. Representative?
200
Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt
Who are the Missouri U.S. Senators?
200
controls government spending, establishes post office, coins money, declares war
What are some of the powers of Congress?
300
Two
What is the number of senators per state?
300
based on population
How are the number of U.S. Representatives distributed among the states?
300
25 years
What is the minimum age requirement to run for U.S. Representative?
300
Paul Ryan
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives and second in line of succession to the presidency?
300
Congress
What is the name given to BOTH the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives together?
400
U.S. Vice President
Who presides over the Senate?
400
Eight
What is the number of Missouri U.S. House of Representatives?
400
Live in the district for which elected
What is the residency requirement to run for U.S. House of Representative?
400
VP Joe Biden
Who is the president of the Senate and first in line of succession to the presidency?
400
resident of state for which elected
What is the residency requirement for a U.S. Senator?
500
President Pro Tempore
Who is the longest continuous serving senator of the majority party and presides over the Senate if the Vice President is unable to?
500
25 years old; U.S. citizen for 7 years; live in district that elects him/her
What are the qualifications for a U.S. Representative?
500
9 years
What is the minimum citizenship requirement to run for U.S. Senate?
500
Orrin Hatch
Who is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and third in line of succession to the presidency?
500
Article I
What part of the U.S. Constitution governs the Legislative Branch?
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