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Similarities:

  • Both get payed roughly the same (169,300)
  • Same perks(benefits) which are :free franking privileges(postage stamps), free air travel, and prestige
  • Both house and senate have a majority and a minority leader, each making 188,100 a year in both house and senate
  • In order for a bill to pass, the majority vote from both senate and H.O.R. is needed

Differences:

  • 100 senators (2 for each state)
  • 435 reps (amount of reps in each state depends on state's population and number of districts. California- 56; Texas- 34)
  • Senate is more important than H.O.R.
  • H.O.R. mostly work on things pertaining to their district
  • More positions in the Senate (e.g. President Pro Tempe, President of Senate(VP), etc.)
  • The leader of the House is the speaker of the house
  • The leader of the Senate is the President of Senate which is the Vice President
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