How are United Senators elected? Who chooses the senator that holds office?
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They are elected by popular vote by the people.\n\nThe Senators run when their term is up.  They are not all elected in the same year.\n\nYou run for Senator is you want to be one.
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There isn't one. A Senator is a Congressman, but Senator is a more specific term than Congressman, which refers to both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Yes, the Senate.  The constitutional says the executive appoints with the "advice and consent" of the senate.  In the good 'ol days the Senate was not popularly elected but was appointed by the state legislatures (2 from each state--sort of like the House of Lords in the English system).  In any event the idea was to better insulate the judiciary from the will of the "masses" because the Founding Fathers knew that the courts would be called upon to protect the interests of minority groups and to make unpopular decisions.  They were smart guys.
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I am assuming you are not American.\n\nTomorrow's elections are for Federal, State, and Local offices.\n\nAt the federal level, 435 seat in the House of Representatives are up for grabs.  In addition 33 United States Senate seats are also due for elections.\n\nAt the state level, it varies.  There are several state gubernatorial (governors; i.e. state chief executive) positions on the ballot.  There are also many stage legislature seats\n\nIt varies a great deal at the local level.  There may be city and/or county positions that will be on the ballot.\n\nIf you are American, god have mercy on us.
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the legislative branch of our government is organized into a bicameral system. We have two chambers. One is the United States Senate which has 100 members. 2 Senators are elected from each state and serve for 6 year terms. The other is the House of Representatives. The House has 435 members who are elected from congressional districts which are determined by population. Members of the House serve for 2 year terms.
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1     When writing the constitution, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention ran into a problem. The states were in fierce disagreement over how to establish the Congress. The smaller states wanted equal division of representatives. The larger states wanted representatives based on population. In coming to a compromise – called The Great Compromise – the delegates divided the Congress into two houses, the Senate, and the House of Representatives.\n \n2     The Senate gives the small states an equal voice in the government. Each state has two Senators who serve six-year terms. In order to serve in the Senate, a person must be thirty years old, have been a U.S. citizen for nine years, and be a resident of the state where elected. The Senate is the more distinguished house in Congress. Members are older and usually have more experience in government. Of the one-hundred members, one-third of the Senate comes up for election every two years. The rotating elections help to maintain the stability of this house of Congress.\n \n3     The Senate has many important jobs of its own. In addition to working on bills, the Senate is responsible for approving many of the decisions of the president. Treaties and appointments of judges, department heads, ambassadors, and agency leaders receive final approval in the Senate. Treaties are given special consideration and must be approved by a two-thirds vote to become law.\n \n4     The leader of the Senate is the vice-president. As leader, the vice-president decides who will speak to the Senate and casts a deciding vote when a tie occurs. However, the vice-president is not a member of the Senate and does not participate in debates about bills.\n \n5     When the Senate discusses a bill, they do not have a strict set of rules to follow. Standard procedures allow debating and amending a bill to continue indefinitely. However, an agreement called "unanimous consent" can change the standard procedures followed. Under "unanimous consent," all of the Senators must agree to modify the procedures. If one individual Senator disagrees, that Senator has the power to stop the modification. When this happens, a bill becomes the victim of a filibuster. In a filibuster, the Senator in disagreement talks on and on about the bill to delay the final vote. In order to end this, sixty Senators must call for cloture, which sets a time limit for debate.\n \n6     The House of Representatives is called the lower house of Congress. There are four-hundred and thirty five members in the House. Every two years the entire House of Representatives is up for election. Representatives must be careful to be the voice of the people for their state. The shorter term gives the people the opportunity to choose someone else when a representative does not follow their wishes. To serve as a representative, a person must be twenty-five years old, a U.S. citizen for seven years, and a resident of the state where elected.\n \n7     Population determines the number of representatives allotted to a state. In order to determine allotment, the federal government takes a census every ten years. State leaders form districts in each state based on the census results. Each district gets one representative. Every state receives at least one representative no matter how small their population may be.\n \n8     In addition to working on laws with the Senate, the House of Representatives has other responsibilities. In a presidential election where a candidate does not receive a majority of the electoral votes, the House of Representatives meets to choose the next President.\n \n9     In addition, a bill concerning taxes must start in the House.
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There's only 2 senators per state, and they are part of the "senate".\nThe others' numbers are determined by population, and they vote in the House of Representatives.\nThe senators are a little higher on the ladder.
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"Congressmen" is another term for members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  All representatives are elected for 2-year terms, with elections held in November during the even-number years.\n\nU.S. senators, on the other hand, are elected to 6-year terms.  The terms are staggered so that every 2 years, roughly a third of the senate seats have elections.  These elections are held at the same time as the congressional elections.\n\nSometimes if someone resigns in the middle of a term, there will be a special election to replace him/her.  Those special elections can be any time and in any year.
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If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.
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Like the Congress of the United States, every state has its own legislature. Every state except Nebraska has two houses in its legislature. \n\nEvery state has two senators that it sends to Washington; but every state decides for itself how many members there will be in the state legislatures.\n\nUS Senators deal with national issues. State Senators work in the individual state legislatures that meet in each state's capital, and only work on state issues. Your state legislature meets in Harrisburg, and every district in the state has its own representatives and senators.\n\nHope this answer helps. Cheers, mate.
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They are usually appointed by the govenor\n\nSection. 3.\n\nThe Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.\n\nImmediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.\n\nThe above was the old way and is part of the Constitution. It was later addressed again under amendment!\n\nAMENDMENT XVII \nPassed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913.\n\nNote: Article I, section 3, of the Constitution was modified by the 17th amendment.\n\nThe Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.\n\nWhen vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.\n\nIt is still usually the governor who appoints the replacement!
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Elections are held every 2 years.  We elect all members of congress every 2 years which is an election cycle.  In order words every member of congress will have to run of election again in two years.  Senators have 6 years terms.  Each state has 2 senators.  Their terms are staggered (only one runs for re-election at a time).  And elect them every 3 election cycles.
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JOB DESCRIPTION – SENATORS\n\nDUTIES:\n\n1. Attendance at all Senate meetings – Second Tuesday of every month 7:30am to 9:30am.\n2. Active participation on at least one of the Senate’s standing committees (2 hrs/month)\n3. Provide communication via email about Senate matters to constituents in your academic unit \n4. Solicit input from constituents for use in Senate deliberations\n5. Serve as part of your unit’s nominating committee for positions on the FPPC and for Faculty Senate elections\n6. Ensure your unit’s representation at Senate meetings by arranging for an alternate to replace you if are unable to attend a Senate meeting (see below]\n7. Represent your constituents in Senate deliberations\n8. Senators in the second years of the two-year term serve as the lead or senior Senators to coordinate the academic unit delegation to the Senate. This coordination is to prepare any reports requested by the Senate and to take the lead on soliciting information from constituents and to solicit nominations for the next year’s election of Senators from the academic unit.\n\nJOB DESCRIPTION – ALTERNATE SENATORS\nDUTIES:\n\n1. Active participation on at least one of the Senate’s standing committees (2 hrs/month)\n2. Attendance at meetings where you replace a Senator\n3. Encouraged to attend all Senate meetings to stay abreast of issues\n4. Seek feedback and input from constituents\n5. Serve as a member of the Nominations Committee for your academic unit for \nthe Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies & Procedures Committee elections for \nthe annual elections process.\n6. Alternate senators (who have served 2 terms as alternate) are eligible to be \nnominees for the Faculty Senate elections for their academic unit
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Justices serve for Life and are nominated by the President. Every President will have a short list at hand and the prospective candidate is screened by the FBI.\nThe Senate approves or rejects the nominee, who is then sworn in usually by the senior most Justice.
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The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. In the Senate, each state is equally represented by two members; as a result, the total membership of the body is currently 100. Senators serve for six-year terms that are staggered so elections are held for approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year.The Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and serves as its presiding officer, but is not a Senator and does not vote except to break ties. The Vice President rarely acts as President of the Senate unless casting a tie-breaking vote or during ceremonial occasions, so the duty of presiding usually falls to the President Pro Tempore, customarily the most senior senator of the majority party. Most often, the President Pro Tempore will designate a member from his party to serve as presiding officer for the day.
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the executive branch consists of the president, vice president, and the cabinet.\n\nthe presidents "controls foreign affairs and domestic power, appoints many officials, grants pardons and reprieves, is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, prepares the budget for the nation, and is the legislative leader for the party in power."\n\nthe VP is the head of the senate, "takes any other duties assigned by the president," and is next in line to replace the president.\n\nthe cabinet are "15 department officials appointed by the president to aid in the running of our country"
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Senators serve for six-year terms that are staggered so elections are held for approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year. \n\nEach House Representative serves for a two-year term and may be re-elected an unlimited number of times. \n\nBy the time of their inauguration, the President and Vice President must be:\nnatural born citizens (or citizens at the time of the Constitution's adoption)  thirty-five years old \ninhabitants for at least fourteen years of the United States. \n\nSupreme Court of the United States, highest court in the United States and the chief authority in the judicial branch\n\nArticle III federal judges" (as opposed to judges of some courts with special jurisdictions) serve "during good behavior". They cannot be removed from office except by impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by conviction by the Senate. Often this is expressed by saying they are appointed "for life". They hold their seats until they resign, die, or are impeached and convicted.