they both work in legislative branch, or make laws correct? I am embarrassed that I dont know.
2006-10-02 12:42:28 · 13 answers · asked by bondman07052 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Senators get a few more lies alloted to them and they make a little more money each self-payraise they give themselves
2006-10-02 12:44:40 · answer #1 · answered by wudbiser 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A senator is a congressman.
In congress, you have 100 senators, and 400 some representatives. There was something called the Virginia compromise which created this. The senate has responsibilities different than the House of Representatives like confirming government officials and such, and the House has responsibilities for overseeing the Armed Services and related spending.
The Virginia compromise was made because some states are smaller, so they have less people - so they get less representation. But, Senators give that balance - as each state gets two, no matter how big their population was. Two different groups of people argued about this, so this was the compromise. Give each state two senators, and give each state a certain number of representatives based upon that state's population.
2006-10-02 12:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two "houses" of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives. A member of the House of Representatives is often referred to as a Congressman or Congresswoman (although members of both houses are, strictly speaking, members of Congress), and a member of the Senate is called a Senator. Each house has its own duties. Some laws begin in one house, and some in the other. Each state in the U.S. has 2 Senators, so the total number in that House is always 100. The number of members of the House of Representatives can change, because it is based on population, so different states have different numbers of Congressmen. Right now there are 435 members.
This site has some information on how the legislative process works.
http://www.house.gov/house/Tying_it_all.shtml
2006-10-02 12:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US government has 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The legislative branch is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, collectively called the Congress.
Although the term "congressman" can refer to either member of the Congress, it typically is in reference to a member of the House of Representatives; while, senator is a member of the Senate.
2006-10-02 12:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by errant_hero 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our government has a bicameral legislature, that is, Congress is made up of two HOUSES:
The Senate, consisting of 100 (2 from each state), elected every 6 years.
The House of Representatives, consisting of 435, based on population. Most populous states have more reps. Elected for a two-year term.
You have one representative and two senators.
Each House has different responsibilities as outlined in the Constitution. They write laws, pass them and then they go to the president for his action.
If you are under 10, don't be embarrassed.
2006-10-02 12:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by Holly T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short answer, Senators (2 per state) represent their state individually, in the Senate. Congress member are elected by disticts, meaning typicaly a few counties together, will have 1 elected official, and they work in the House of Representatives. So senators are two per state, congress members are based on state population, ie California gets more congress members than Delaware.
2006-10-02 12:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congress is made up of two "houses": the Senate, and the House of Representatives. We call a member of the Senate "Senator" because it is more specific. We call a member of the House of Representatives "Congressman" (or "Representative") because it is accurate if not specific. It is more a matter of custom and usage than logic. hope this helps.
2006-10-02 12:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congressman - allocated based on population of states.
Senators - 2 per state
System was devised thru compromise originally to deal with large and small population sizes.
There are other differences in what they do at times (e.g. impeachment) and laws they come up with.
Read the constitution....
2006-10-02 12:45:46 · answer #8 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Senators are lawmakers who serve in the Senate. There are two from each state, regardless of the population of that state. In this way, representation is provided for states with lower populations.
Congresspersons serve in the House of Representatives. Here the number of lawmakers is determined by the population of each state.
2006-10-02 12:45:23 · answer #9 · answered by Yogini108 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Senators work in the Senate and Congresssman work in Congress
2006-10-02 12:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by freak_oftheindustry 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are 2 branches of congress, the house, and the senate. Both groups are considered congressmen/congresswomen (congresspersons?)
If the opposite of pro is con, then is the opposite of progress, congress?
2006-10-02 12:46:03 · answer #11 · answered by RepoMan18 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋