The qualifications for the House of Representatives or that they must be 25 years of age. They must have been a citizen of the United States for seven years and must be in inhabitant of the state from which elected. The qualifications for the senator are they must be 30 years of age.

What are the requirements to be a member of the Senate? must be at least 30 years of age, citizens of the United States for at least nine years, and residents of the states from which they are elected.

— U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 2, clause 2 The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent (though not necessarily the same district).

Terms in this set (3) 25 years old, citizen of at least 7 years, resident of the state they want to represent.

The Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: age (at least thirty years of age); U.S. citizenship (at least nine years); and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election.

The Senate has 100 members, two from each state—a number established by the Constitution.

Explain why the US Senate is considered a continous body. The Senate is also different from the House because all of its seats are not up for reelection at the same time. Only 33 or 34 out of the 100 are up for election every two years. Because of this the Senate is called a continuous body.

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