Differences

Thursday,
March 12, 2009

12:12 PM

House

Rules
committee more powerful

Determines
time of debate and if can add amendments

Controlled
more by majority

More
impersonal

Members
highly specialized

Emphases
tax and revenue

Power
more concentrated

Must
be reelected every 2 years

Senate

Conformational
power over appointments

Trial
court for impeachment

More
club-like; personal

Less
centralized, formal procedures

Assignment
to committees appealable

Filibuster
until 60 votes

Non
germane amendments permitted

Schedule
more run by both majority and minority

More
foreign policy experience

More
general

Changes

Workload
increasing

Partisan
increasing

Informality
breaking down

Members
becoming more specialized

Debate
and deliberation less frequently

House
leadership power increasing

House
more efficient and more done outside of committee

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Differences

Thursday,
March 12, 2009

12:12 PM

House

Rules
committee more powerful

Determines
time of debate and if can add amendments

Controlled
more by majority

More
impersonal

Members
highly specialized

Emphases
tax and revenue

Power
more concentrated

Must
be reelected every 2 years

Senate

Conformational
power over appointments

Trial
court for impeachment

More
club-like; personal

Less
centralized, formal procedures

Assignment
to committees appealable

Filibuster
until 60 votes

Non
germane amendments permitted

Schedule
more run by both majority and minority

More
foreign policy experience

More
general

Changes

Workload
increasing

Partisan
increasing

Informality
breaking down

Members
becoming more specialized

Debate
and deliberation less frequently

House
leadership power increasing

House
more efficient and more done outside of committee