Senators v. Representatives
U.S. Congress
 Senate
 100 members
 2 for each state
 House
 435
 Numbers depend
on population of the state
 Renumbered after each census
Representatives
 Term of Office: 2 years
 Qualifications
 25 years old
 7 years as a U.S. citizen
 Resident of represented state
Representatives
 How many does Utah have?
 4
 We used to have 3 but based on the last
census numbers we gained a seat
 Who do the representatives
represent?
We are in Utah’s FIRST
congressional district
and our representative is
Rob Bishop
Senators
 Term of office: 6 years
 Qualifications
 30 years old
 9 years a citizen of the U.S.
 Resident of the represented state
Senators
 How many senators does Utah have?
 2
 Who do the senators represent in
Utah?
2
The 2 Senators that
represent the entire state
of Utah are – Orrin Hatch
and Mike Lee
Do you see
anything funny
about the way
the districts are
laid out?
What about the
way Salt Lake
County is
sectioned off?
Cracking
Splitting up districts
so a party cannot
gain a majority –
they cannot win any
districts
Packing
Putting one
party into one
district so they
can only win
that one
district