President Pro Tempore is usually the senator who has served the longest in the majority party. President Pro Tempore leads the senate in any absence of the Vice President and fills in for him. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members. The amount of members per state varies depending on the population. That means that if the state has a big population there are more representatives than a small population. Anyone can run for office as long as they qualify. The qualifications are, you must be at least twenty-five years of age, be a U.S. citizen for seven years, and live in the state you are running for representative. The terms are for four years, but are unlimited. The House of Representatives begin meetings and sessions on the first week of January. An extremely important officer is the Speaker of the House which is elected by the House of Representatives. This office has the power of impeachment, initiating tax increases, and start bills to raise a state's income. A bill becomes a law after it has gone through either the committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives. The committee can either agree, rewrite, or reject the bill. The Senate or House of Representatives debate and then vote on the revised bill
President Pro Tempore is usually the senator who has served the longest in the majority party. President Pro Tempore leads the senate in any absence of the Vice President and fills in for him. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members. The amount of members per state varies depending on the population. That means that if the state has a big population there are more representatives than a small population. Anyone can run for office as long as they qualify. The qualifications are, you must be at least twenty-five years of age, be a U.S. citizen for seven years, and live in the state you are running for representative. The terms are for four years, but are unlimited. The House of Representatives begin meetings and sessions on the first week of January. An extremely important officer is the Speaker of the House which is elected by the House of Representatives. This office has the power of impeachment, initiating tax increases, and start bills to raise a state's income. A bill becomes a law after it has gone through either the committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives. The committee can either agree, rewrite, or reject the bill. The Senate or House of Representatives debate and then vote on the revised bill