what is the us senate?
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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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There are 3 branches of gov't in U.s., the legislative  branch has 2 houses, the 100 senators, house of representive. in most states they can serve as many terms as they went. the titles are Mr. or Ms. Senator, or mr or mrs. XXX
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The role of the senate is to do whats appropriate relevent and required that serves the whole of the people the whole of the time, be that on a local level. national level or global level, anything less than that then they are not the people for the job...period! which demonstrates they are in postions of power without any. Power is a very misconstrued word and it has nothing to do with domination ,manipulation or control. It has to do with having things happen naturally like Ghandi , Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandella or President Gorbachev , these are examples of "true" power,(having things happen naturally) leaders with vision capable of producing a result, the rest are inauthentic in their intention. The future Governance will be based on a meritocracy of "elders of wisdom " not egotists attached to playing the silly macho game of i'm bigger ,betterer ,cleverer and smarter than you and that i need to prove it by killing more of your men than you can kill of mine! (seriously sad individuls).\n\nWell theres hope yet, lets face it they are doing an excellent job of destroying the so called power base so the new transformation can take over like it did with Russia...we are going through a transition thats all, a deconstruction then a short transition then re-"neo"-construction and those who are and have been out of integrity with the above will loose their credabilty, given it was built on quicksand and that sand is also running through their fingers as they desperately try to hold on.....end of!....Period! Does the evidence ever lie?\n\nSo look forward to the celebrations!
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Congress is the legislature (that is, lawmaking body) of the U.S. Federal Government.  Congress is divided into two chambers, the House of Representatives (lower chamber) and the Senate (upper chamber).  They are roughly equal in power, but there are differences in both the composition and functions of each body.\n\nFirst, the similarities.  All bills must pass both chambers in order to become law.  Both chambers have oversight responsibility over Federal agencies (usually exercised in committees).  Legislation can originate in either chamber, except for spending bills, which must originate in the House.  It just takes a simple majority for a bill to pass each chamber.\n\nFor more information on the legislative process, see:\n\nhttp://www.vote-smart.org/resource_govt101_02.php\n\nNow, the contrasts.  First, the differences in composition.  \n\nThe House has 435 members elected from single member districts all of roughly equal population.  The districts are drawn up by state legislatures after each decennial census determines how many seats each state gets.  All members must stand for election every 2 years.  The Senate has 100 members, exactly 2 from each state, regardless of the state's population.  Senators serve for 6 years, but their terms are staggered so about one third are up for election every two years.  \n\nAs mentioned above, all spending bills must originate in the House.  Also, the House is the chamber which has impeachment powers, which it exercises by a simple majority vote. (An impeachment is akin to an indictment).  Once impeached the official is tried before the Senate, which can remove him or her if 2/3rds of the Senate finds him or her guilty.\n\nBut the Senate has several other functions not shared with the House.  First, all presidential appointments (cabinet secretaries, judges, ambassadors, high ranking military officials, etc, etc) must be approved by (a simple majority in) the Senate.  Treaties must be approved by 2/3rds of the Senate.\n\nThat is it in a nutshell.  For more info, see Article I of the U.S. Constitution, especially sections 1 and 2 [1] and also the other links below will prove very helpful to you. (And be sure to check out the info above on how a bill becomes law)
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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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The Senate is presided over by the Vice President, currently Dick Cheney
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You can write a whole book on the differences between the two chambers of congress\n\n1.) Senate are 6 year terms while the HOR are two year terms\n2.) Every 2 years, only 1/3 of the senators are up for re-election.  All HOR congressmen are up every two years.\n3.) Senator represents a whole state, representative represents a district within a state\n4.) HOR can impeach the president, Senate can throw the president out of office\n5.) Only the Senate judiciary committee can appoint justices to the Supreme Court, only the House judiciary committee can decides how many seats there are on the federal bench.\n6.) 435 members of the House and 100 senators (two per state)\n\nThere are many more differences, but those were the ones that came to mind
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The Senate is illegal.
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There are no senators in the White House.  The White House is where the President of the US lives.  Senators are part of the legislative branch of the US government and the Senate, together with the House of Representatives comprise Congress and are located in the Capitol building.\n\nThere are 100 Senators in Congress -- two for each of the 50 states.  The House has 435 members that vary between the states based on the population distribution seen during the US national census.\n\nNikki's answer above of 35 senators pertains to the senate of the STATE OF ALABAMA only!!!!  As does the constitution in the link she provided.
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Members of the US Senate are elected for 6 years.  1/3 of the Senate is up for election every 2 years.  Members of the House of Representatives are elected every 2 years.  They spend all of their energy getting re-elected and never do anything worthwile for the country.\n\nIf by term limits you mean "How long can the serve or how many times can they be relected?"  The answer is there is no limit to the number of times they can be elected.
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Together, the two bodies, the House of Representatives and Senate are called The General Assembly of the State of Missouri.
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The government of the United States, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a federal republic of individual states. The laws of the United States are contained in Acts of Congress; administrative regulations, and judicial cases interpreting the statutes and regulations. The federal government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. Through "checks and balances", each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, some authority to regulate the other two branches, and has some of its authority, in turn, regulated by one or two other branches.\n\nBecause of the federal government's size, broad powers and capabilities, it is widely considered the most powerful government in the world and the sole remaining superpower. Given their great powers in the world and nation, the President of the United States and his White House-based aides and Cabinet officials often are referred to as the most powerful people in the world.\n\nLegislative branch\nMain article: United States Congress \nThe Constitution grants all legislative powers of the federal government to the Congress, which is divided into two chambers, a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state as provided by the Constitution. Membership in the House is based on each state's population, and its size is therefore not specified in the Constitution. Members of the House and Senate are elected by first-past-the-post voting in every state except Louisiana and Washington, which have runoffs.\n\nThe Constitution does not specifically call for the establishment of Congressional committees. As the nation grew, however, so did the need for investigating pending legislation more thoroughly. The 108th Congress (2003-2005) had 19 standing committees in the House and 17 in the Senate, plus four joint permanent committees with members from both houses overseeing the Library of Congress, printing, taxation, and the economy. In addition, each house can name special, or select, committees to study specific problems. Because of an increase in workload, the standing committees have also spawned some 150 subcommittees.\n\nThe Congress has the responsibility to monitor and influence aspects of the executive branch. Congressional oversight prevents waste and fraud, protects civil liberties and individual rights, ensures executive compliance with the law, gathers information for making laws and educating the public, and evaluates executive performance. It applies to cabinet departments, executive agencies, regulatory commissions, and the presidency. Congress's oversight function takes many forms:\n\nCommittee inquiries and hearings; \nFormal consultations with and reports from the President; \nSenate advice and consent for presidential nominations and for treaties; \nHouse impeachment proceedings and subsequent Senate trials; \nHouse and Senate proceedings under the 25th Amendment in the event that the President becomes disabled, or the office of the Vice President falls vacant; \nInformal meetings between legislators and executive officials; \nCongressional membership on governmental commissions; \nStudies by congressional committees and support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, and the Government Accountability Office, both of which are arms of Congress. \n\nResponsibilities of a Congressman\nEach individual Congressman must assume five roles. These roles include: legislator, committee member, representative of their constituents, servant of their constituents, and politician.\n\nPowers of Congress\nThe Constitution grants numerous powers to Congress. These include the power to: lay and collect taxes, pay debts, provide for common defense and general welfare of the U.S., borrow money on the credit of the U.S., regulate commerce with other nations, establish a uniform rule of naturalization, coin money and regulate its value, provide for punishment of counterfeiting, establish post
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The House is larger (435 members), and elected en masse every two years. The great power of the House is in taxation and spending. The Constitution requires that all revenue bills originate in the House. Therefore, the House Ways and Means Committee, House Budget Committee and the House Appropriations Committee basically control domestic spending.\n\nThe real power of the Senate lies in two areas: Appointments and Foreign Policy. The Senate is smaller (100 members) and has longer six year terms. And the Constitution requires all treaties negotiated with foreign governments to be approved by the Senate. It also requires all major executive appointments (members of the president's cabinet, ambassadors, etc) to be approved by the Senate. And all members of the federal Judiciary (most especially, the members of the Supreme Court) must also be approved by the Senate.\n\nBottom line -- The House dominates in taxing and spending policy, and the Senate dominates in appointments and foreign policy.\n\nHope this answer helps.
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2 for each state.\n2 x 50 = 100\n\n100 senators in the senate.\n\n\n Senators\n\n\nThe Constitution prescribes that the Senate be composed of two Senators from each State (therefore, the Senate currently has 100 Members) and that a Senator must be at least thirty years of age, have been a citizen of the United States for nine years, and, when elected, be a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen. A Senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years.
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The senate is part of the legistlative branch of government, along with the House of Representatives. The president is the executive branch, while the Supreme Court heads the Judiciary branch.
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If you are talking about the senators in the United States of America, the answer is 100. Two from every state.
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There are 100 US Senators. 2 from every state as mandated by the Constitution.\n\nThe House of Representatives currently has 435 members and a few delegates without voting power. The number of Representatives are based on the population of the states and congressional districts. I'm not sure what the population base per district is at this point.