g Protestant and also women and minorities are still underrepresented to their proportions in the general population.To be a member of the House, one must be 25 years of age and have U.S. citizenship for at least seven years. A representative will serve a two-year term, and their constituency will tend to be local in origin.The House will tend to be the more centralized and organized of the two chambers overall. The rules of the House are the main reason for this, coupled with length of terms in office. The House will move quicker the legislative process, and this allows the majority to pass through legislation that they want. In this way the House is more likely to specialize in specific legislation, which also can take the shape of agency (or trustee) representation. Based on the influence of well organized interest groups that have access to House members, as well as the fact that they have only two-year terms, places pressure on House members to be more beholden to their constituents wishes, and in tune with current attitudes. Every two years, Congress elects leaders, and in the House, the elected leader of the majority party will become Speaker of the House. This individual will have the power to recognize speakers, control of the legislative calendar and agenda, and ultimately have more control than its counterpart in the Senate to control floor debate accruing to the rules committee. The House then elects majority and minority leaders of the parties, followed then by election of party whips, conference chairs, and committees. The committee system, especially in the House, allows congressional members to seek assignments and develop legislation that is important to their states constituency. However, it is in these committees that legislation can live or die during the process of becoming a bill to be signed into law.The requirements for the Senate are markedly different than those of the House. To be elected, one must be...
