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-The Senate Majority Leader is responsible for controlling the agenda of the chamber by scheduling debates and votes.
-Each party elects an assistant leader (whip) who works to ensure that his party's senators vote as the party leadership desires.

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-House Rules on conduct of members are controlled by ethics committee.
-Rules committee controls what bills go onto the floor and terms of debate

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: part of congress and votes, but does not usually take part in debate
Manages buisness on the floor

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100 members

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435 members

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-making an income tax
-getting rid of the penny
-starting a military draft

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- treaties w another country entered by the president must be approved by 2/3 of the senate.
- impeachment trial occurs in the senate

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The senate can approve treaties, cabinet level appointments and make appointments to supreme court, can also try federal officers.

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The house can impeach the president. initiate all bills for raising revenue.

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More powerful than the House and has distant  powers with that are NOT shared with the House. The senate can debate and review bills, treaties, propose legislation, and provide some oversight to the presidents administration. Upper House.

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The house shares responsibility for law making with the US senate. But the house represents the popular will. It is the lower house and it moves proposed legislation to law.

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6 years and must be a US citizen for 9 years and be 30 years old.

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2 years and must be 25 years and be a US citizen for 7 years