The Difference Between the House and Senate

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  1. 3. The Senate receives all of its authority from the _____________.
  2. 4. Both Houses of Congress can send _____ to the floor of each house for consideration.
  3. 5. Representatives must be a _______ for seven years.
  4. 8. Congress, not the President, has the power to declare _____.
  5. 13. number of years each House of Representative is elected to serve.
  6. 15. The branch of government congress falls into.
  7. 17. This power is a Constitutional "annotation" of sorts for Congress, for example: the right to collect taxes.
  8. 18. The ________ of the House is appointed by the majority party in control.
  9. 19. This person is considered the "president" of the Senate.
  10. 21. Each state has two representative seats in the _____.
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  1. 1. Article 1, Section 8 gives Congress any "means which are appropriate" to perform its _______ duties.
  2. 2. The number of seats a state has in the House of Representatives is based on its _________.
  3. 4. A two-room system of our government, each having their own rules and responsibilities.
  4. 6. Our government was formed to take into consideration both small states and _____ states, so they would all have a say in federal government rulings.
  5. 7. Impeachment requires ________ majority vote by the Senate.
  6. 9. The Senate is allowed to _____ on the floor, at some length.
  7. 10. Representatives must ______ in the state they represent.
  8. 11. This type of power isn't stipulated by the Constitution but rather inferred by Supreme Court rulings.
  9. 12. The House of Representative has the sole power of ________, the ability to remove officers of the current administration.
  10. 14. The ______ of representatives in the House of Representatives is 435.
  11. 16. Number of years a state Senator is elected to serve.
  12. 20. Congress is made up of _____ distinct groups.