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Neither really has "more" power. They have differentpowers. Neither of them can really "overrule" the other, because generally they have to agree for anything to happen. For example, only the House can impeach an elected official, but only the Senate can convict someone who has been impeached. The House and Senate must agree in order to remove someone from office; if the House impeaches them but the Senate doesn't convict them, then nothing happens, and if the House doesn't impeach them in the first place then the Senate can't convict them so again nothing happens.
There are certain things that are reserved to either the House or Senate, but again, it's not really a question of "more power".
That said: Senators serve (normally) for six years, while Representatives serve for only two. There are far fewer Senators than Representatives, so each Senator's vote has more "weight" than each Representative's does. The Senate is considered the "Upper" chamber of the Legislative branch. For all these reasons, it's not entirely wrong to say the Senate has more power ... but it's not entirely right, either.
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∙ 11y agoAs a group, both the house and senate have equal power. However, since there are so many more represantives than senators, a senator has more influence than a representative.
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Are there more people in the House or Senate?
The House Of Representatives has 435 people in it. The senate has 100 people.
Who has the power to impeach federal judges?
House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives brings charges, called "articles of impeachment," against officials it considers guilty of criminal or ethical violations. If a simple majority of the House votes to support the charges, the judge is impeached. He or she then proceeds to trial in the Senate.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What is one power unique to the House of Representatives?
There is more than one. But one important one is that only the House of Representatives can impeach the president. Impeachment is the accusation phase, it is not conviction. The Senate tries the president after the impeachment, and the Senate decides whether or not the president is guilty. But the process must be initiated by the House.
In which part of congress do the larger states have more power?
In the House of Representatives. Each state has 2 senators in the Senate but a state's representation in the House depends on the size of the population.
How many houses are there in legislature?
It depends on the specific state's constitution. Many states have two houses in the legislature as in the US Congress (a state senate and a state house of representatives).
How are the duties of the congress divided between the house and senate?
the duties of the congress divided between the house and senate are that the senate tends to have more power than representatives
Which has more power us senate house of representatives UK house of lords or the UK house of commons?
lower house
Are there more people in the House or Senate?
The House Of Representatives has 435 people in it. The senate has 100 people.
Why can the senate function more effectively with a far more informal atmosphere than the house of representatives?
Because the Senate is smaller than the House of Representatives
Which comparison of the house and senate are true?
The House of Representatives has 435 elected members
Is the house of representatives more informal than the senate?
No.
Do Southern politicians concentrate more on influencing the representatives in the House or in the Senate?
Senate
Does the senate give more power to the less populated states?
The Senate gives equal power to all states, thus giving less populated states more power than they have in the House of Representatives, where power is determined by population.
Why those the Senate can function effectively with a far more informal atmosphere than the House of Representatives?
Because the Senate is smaller than the House of Representatives
Why would members of the House of Representatives be able to spend more time doing legislative work than members of the Senate?
the house of representatives would be able to spend more time doing legislative work than the senate because there are more members in the house of representatives than in the senate
In which house do the most populous states have more representatives?
in the senate
Who has the power to impeach federal judges?
House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives brings charges, called "articles of impeachment," against officials it considers guilty of criminal or ethical violations. If a simple majority of the House votes to support the charges, the judge is impeached. He or she then proceeds to trial in the Senate.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
