House
435 members;2 yr term
House
low turnover
House
speaker bill referral hard to challenge
House
Scheduling/ rules controlled by majority party; powerful rules committees
House
debate limited to 1 hr
House
members policy specialists
House
Emphasizes tax & revenue policy
House
More formal & impersonal
Senate
More informal & personal
Senate
Emphasizes foreign policy
Senate
Members policy generalists
Senate
Unlimited debate unless cloture invoked
Senate
Scheduling/ rules agreed to by majority & minority leaders
Senate
Referral decisions easily challenged
Senate
Moderate turnover
Senate
100 members ; 6 yr term