Senate: Only 100 senators(two from each state), votes on bills second, has VP give tiebraking vote House: Amount subject to change at all times, depends on pop. of state; Gets to vote on bills first, has odd number.
The differences between House and Senate are so, to maintain the system of checks and balances. One of those differences are the number of those who serve in each. 435 members serve the House, and 100 serve the Senate. Another, is the minimum age requirement to be able to serve in congress. For the Senate, the minimum age is 30, and for the House, it's 25. A third difference, though not the last....Members of the House of Representatives serve only 2 year terms, while the Senate term is 6.
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