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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - United States Senate
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 Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the Chamber of the Senate is a dais from which the Presiding Officer (the Vice President or the President pro Tempore) presides.
United States, although the Senate's advice and consent is required for the appointment of certain executive branch officials, it is not necessary for their removal.
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 United States - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed in 1788 when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution; often, sources use the date each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is spoken by the vast majority of the population and serves as the de facto language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/United_States_of_America   (5319 words)

  
 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
The United States does not have an official language at federal level; nevertheless, English is the first and/or only language of the overwhelming majority of the population and serves as the de facto official language: English is the language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.
Spanish follows English as the second-most spoken language in the United States, primarily due to the influence of recent Latin American immigrants and the fact that almost a fifth of its continental territory was originally part of Mexico, and it is a primary spoken language in some areas of the Southwest.
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 Alabama Government State Capital Montgomery Governor Bob Riley Alabama State Motto
The third Alabama Constitution, the 1865 Constitution, was declared as Alabama reunited with the Union at the end of the Civil War.
Alabama's first motto, "Here We Rest," was approved by a Republican legislature after the Civil War, during the period referred to as "Reconstruction." It was approved with the adoption of a new state seal, replacing the one that had been used for 50 years.
United States representatives and senators, federal legislators, are responsible for laws at the national level and state legislators are responsible for laws at the state level.
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 ipedia.com: United States Congress Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Each state has equal representation in the Senate because the states are each equal members of the federal union.
The Senate, meanwhile, has certain powers especially reserved for that body, including the authority to confirm presidential appointments of high officials (generally Cabinet-level officials and their immediate subordinates) and ambassadors of the federal government to other countries, as well as the exclusive authority to ratify all treaties by a two-thirds vote.
The United States territories are not members of the federal union.
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 List of United States Senators from Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its purported secession from the Union.
Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
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 United States Senate - dKosopedia
The United States Senate, often called the U.S. Senate or simply the Senate, is a deliberative legislative chamber of 100 senators, two from each state, elected in statewide elections for six-year terms by popular vote.
The 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.
The following is a list of the Senators of the 109th United States Congress, sorted by state.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/United_States_Senate   (622 words)

  
 Alabama Legislative History Overview
Alabama's Constitutions are necessary to any understanding of Alabama history, and particularly, the powers and constraints of state government during the periods in which they were operative.
Thus, the six-year period of "radical reconstruction" is often defined by the eye of the beholder: either the era of Black enfranchisement, and passage of the 13th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution, or the "tragic" era of military occupation, corruption and a ballooning state debt.
The list goes on: George Washington Owen, who at the age of 24, was the youngest Speaker of the House; Arthur Pendleton Bagby, the only Speaker of the House to serve under two political parties - first as a Whig, then during the rise of Jacksonian Democracy, as a Democrat.
www.legislature.state.al.us /misc/history/histoverview.html   (1241 words)

  
 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The date on which each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution is typically regarded as the date that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
The United States Armed forces are considered to be the most powerful military (of any sort) on Earth and their force projection capabilities are unrivaled by any other nation, or collaboration of nations.
The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three alpha global cities: New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
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 CNN.com - Millionaires populate U.S. Senate - Jun. 13, 2003
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, left, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are among the 100 senators who filed financial disclosure forms.
The top three wealthiest senators are Democrats: John Kerry of Massachusetts, with a net worth of at least $164 million; Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, with a net worth of at least $111 million, and John "Jay" Rockefeller of West Virginia, with an estimated net worth of at least $82 million.
Senators and House members are paid an annual salary of $154,700.
www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances   (769 words)

  
 :: future :: :: United States :: May :: 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The United States of America (the U.S., the U.S.A., the States, the United States, or America[1]) is a federal republic in North America.
Federal law overrides state law in the areas that the federal government is empowered to act, but the powers of the federal government are subject to limits outlined in the Constitution of the United States.
The federal government of the United States is comprised of a Legislative Branch (led by the Congress), an Executive Branch (led by the President), and a Judicial Branch (led by the Supreme Court).
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 Constitution of the United States
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
www.civil-war.net /pages/united_states_constitution.asp   (2754 words)

  
 Alphabetical List of United States Senators 1999
This is the complete list of United States senators following the elections of November 1998.
It includes the appointment of Senator Lincoln Chafee to replace his father, John Chafee, who died in 1999.
Alphabetical List of Members of the United States Senate 1999
www.australianpolitics.com /usa/senate/members-senate-1999.shtml   (43 words)

  
 United States - Knowmore
--> The United States has land borders with Canada and Mexico, and territorial water boundaries with Canada, Russia and the Bahamas.
A county by county map of plurality ethnic groups reveals that the areas with the largest "American" ancestry populations were mostly settled by English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh, suggesting that the percentages listed for those groups should consequently be larger.
Template:Anb America may refer to the nation of the United States or to the Americas — North, Central and South America.
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 List of current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
States in red are represented by two Republicans and in blue by two Democrats (except Vermont, which has a Democrat and an Independent).
Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.
This is a complete list of current United States Senators arranged alphabetically by the state they represent, along with lists of party affiliation, and leadership.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators   (213 words)

  
 United States of America
Use this list to locate the burial grounds of military personnel and veterans.
Browse this listing of all cemeteries operated by the states offices of the Veterans Administration.
The goal of the project is to create a national network of county oriented pages listing locations of interest to the genealogist along with their geographical coordinates, so those researchers that follow can easily find the locations.
www.savinggraves-us.org   (530 words)

  
 109th United States Senate (by state) - dKosopedia
Each Senator's "Class" is also noted; Class 1 is up for re-election in November 2006 (and every six years thereafter), Class 2 is up for re-election in November 2008, and Class 3 is up for re-election in November 2010.
Changes in Membership of the 109th Congress - Senate
List of Members of the U.S. Senate - by state
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/109th_United_States_Senate_(by_state)   (114 words)

  
 Contacting the Congress
State Search: Select just your state to list your state's Congressional delegation.
City Search: Enter a city and state (without a ZIP code) to identify the members of Congress representing that city.
This information is gathered solely for the purpose of establishing who represents you in Congress and to allow you to contact them electronically.
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 U.S. Senate
Read about the history of Veterans Day in the
S-1, a recently discovered financial ledger detailing nearly a century of salary and mileage payments to senators, from 1790 to 1881.
Scripophily.com is the sponsor of this website and is not part the United States Government.
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 Congressional Email Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
If your elected officials don't have email, send them snail mail DEMANDING that they get email NOW!
Pick your state below, or search for your favorite Congressperson:
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