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In order to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives one must be at least 25 years old, must be a U.S. citizen (but not a natural born citizen), must be a resident of the United States for at least seven years, and must be a resident of the district that they wish to represent.

Analysts and advisors to the president, each of whom is often given the title “special assistant are called the _____________________________.

Most of the work of both the House and the Senate is done in committees.

The residents in the area from which an official is elected are called ______________________.

The head and presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives is the ____________________________.

A proposal in Congress to provide a specific person with some kind of relief such as a special exemption from immigration quotes is known as a(n) _________________________________.

Members of both the House and the Senate can only serve 2 terms.

__________________ is a type of representation in which representatives have the same racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents; it is based on the principle that if two individuals are similar in background, character, interests, and perspectives, than one can correctly represent the other’s views.

Senators serve _____________ year terms.

A member of Congress who is up for re-election is known as a(n) __________________________.