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What's The Difference Between The House & The Senate?

What's The Difference Between The House & The Senate?

FromCivics 101


What's The Difference Between The House & The Senate?

FromCivics 101

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The House and the Senate have mostly the same powers: they both propose and vote on bills that may become law. So why does the House have 435 members, and the Senate have 100? Why does legislation have to pass through both sides, and what kinds of power do each have individually? And finally: what role do you, as a voter, play in ensuring that Congress, and your Congressional delegation, is working in your best interests? This episode features the opinions of former staffers from both chambers, Andrew Wilson and Justin LeBlanc,  former member of the CA assembly, Cheryl Cook-Kallio, CNN political analyst, Bakari Sellers, and the inimitable political science professor from Farleigh Dickenson, Dan Cassino.   
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What's the difference between the House and the Senate? How do congressional investigations work? What is Federalist X actually about? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.