Constitutional qualifications
CLEP American Government, Chapter 7 Constitutional qualifications Representatives must be at least twenty-five, citizens for seven years, and inhabitants of their state when elected; senators must be at least thirty, citizens for nine years, and state inhabitants. The Constitution sets these qualifications rather than permitting Congress to add ordinary eligibility requirements. The inhabitancy requirement is […]
Senate
CLEP American Government, Chapter 7 Senate The Senate gives every state two members serving staggered six-year terms. It confirms many appointments, consents to treaties, tries impeachments, and uses rules that give individual senators more procedural leverage than House members ordinarily possess. Statewide constituencies and staggered six-year terms give senators a broader electoral base and more […]
