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Well, honey, to run for the US House of Representatives, you gotta be at least 25 years old. So, if you're still sipping on juice boxes and watching Saturday morning Cartoons, you might wanna wait a bit before throwing your hat in the ring. Time to put on your big kid pants and start adulting if you wanna play with the big boys and girls in Congress.
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ReneYou can find the requirements in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
"No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen."
As per Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, one must be 25 years old, have been a citizen for at least seven years, and be a resident of the state they are running to represent. Note that Representatives do not have to live in the district they represent, just the same state. Most Representatives live in their districts, but a number do not. For example, Allen West of Florida actually lives in Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's neighboring district.
You must be 25 to run for the House, 30 for the Senate and 35 to run for the office President of United States of America.
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What is is the minimum age to run for the Virginia house of delegates?
The minimum age to run for the Virginia House of Delegates is 21 years of age at the time of election. There are 100 members that are elected lasting for two terms.
What are the three differences between the house and senate?
There are lots of differences: Senators serve six year terms; Representatives serve two year terms. There are also far less Senators, only two per state; while a state's number of Representatives is based on how many people live in that state. Additionally, Senators must be at least 30 years old, while Representatives only have to be 25. The Senate votes on certain things that the House does not. For example, the Senate votes to confirm Cabinet members and treaties with foreign countries, and also acts as the jury during an impeachment trial. The House does none of those things. However, the House has things it does that the Senate does not, such as impeachment. The House has a "Speaker", who is chosen from among its members to run things. The Speaker has a great deal of power to decide the agenda; the House also has strict rules about how debates are handled. The Senate does not have strict rules about debates (there is where the so-called "filibuster" comes into play), and does not have an equivalent to the Speaker; the agenda is generally set by the leaders of the two parties, especially the majority party's leader.
2 What are the two chambers in the legislative branch of government?
In the Federal government the legislative branch is divided into 2 components, or chambers. Proposed laws must be agreed upon by both chambers before they can later become law. The two chambers are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Is a representatives elected a term of 2 years?
Members of the House of Representatives are elected every 2 years. They run elections during the presidential race and midway through his presidency. Senators are elected for 6 years and 1/3 of senators run campaigns every 2 years
This kind of government is run by representatives of the people?
Republic
