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  United States Senate
The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives.
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.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_states_senate.html   (5535 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information
Today there are 100 Senators, who, in performing their constitutionally appointed duties, bring to the Senate a part of their State's culture for all to share.
Reminders that we are a union of States surround us as we walk the halls of the Senate office buildings and the Capitol, seeing state flags, seals and cherished objects of art from the individual States proudly displayed.
Choose a State to see a listing of that State's former Senators as well as interesting facts about its relationship to the U.S. Senate, including individuals from that State who held leadership positions in the Senate, artifacts in the Senate's art collection related that State, and suggested readings about the State.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/f_two_sections_with_teasers/states.htm   (188 words)

  
 United States - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The United States is 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, American 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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 United States Senate - Knowmore
In the Senate, each state is equally represented by two members, regardless of population; as a result, the total membership of the body is 100.
Senators serve for six-year terms, which are staggered so that elections are held in approximately one-third of the seats (a "class") every second year.
The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator," and his or her counterpart as the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any special significance.
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 Senate - MSN Encarta
United States Senate, the smaller of the two legislative bodies of the Congress of the United States.
The 1787 Constitutional Convention devised the special characteristics of the Senate after the delegates rejected James Madison’s Virginia Plan, which proposed that the Senate be appointed by the House of Representatives.
The Constitution requires a senator to be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least nine years, and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected.
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home
This list of Senators' suite and phone numbers in pdf format is updated every couple of weeks at the beginning of a new Congress.
This chart shows the relationships among Senate leaders and officers who manage the flow of legislative and administrative business in the Senate.
Perhaps he or she is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, or a Senator in your State Legislature.
www.senate.gov /general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=CA   (150 words)

  
 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
However, the structure of the nation was profoundly changed in 1788, when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution; 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 Constitution of the United States sets out the powers of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government and recognizes a number of rights of its citizens, including freedom of speech, the right to keep and bear arms, freedom of religion, trial by jury, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
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.
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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)

  
 California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Electoral College
Instead, the election of the president of the United States it is a two-step process.
The formula for determining the number of votes for each state is simple: each state gets two votes for its two US Senators, and then one more additional vote for each member it has in the House of Representatives.
Representatives of at least two-thirds of the states must be present for the vote.
www.ss.ca.gov /elections/elections_ec.htm   (453 words)

  
 Top20UnitedStates.com - Your Top20 Guide to United States!
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 largest trading partner of the United States is Canada (20%), followed by Mexico (12%), China (11%) and Japan (8%).
The United States is generally a very diverse country racially.
www.top20unitedstates.com   (4194 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home
Active Legislation is a list of current bills, arranged by subject, that have been receiving legislative or media attention.
If the Senate was not in session on the specified date, you will see a header with the date, but no items will appear.
The Senate document room provides copies of publications generated by the Senate; including bills, reports, and committee assignment lists.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htm   (326 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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 California State Resources
The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices.
For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.
NICHCY State Resources are listings of selected state-wide organizations that can refer people to organizations in their area.
www.nichcy.org /stateshe/ca.htm   (543 words)

  
 List of United States Senators from Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list presents the men and women who have represented Texas in the United States Senate arranged in chronological order.
The next election for Senators of class 1 is in 2006, while class 2 is in 2008.
^ Senator elect Cornyn was sworn in to the 107th Congress on December 2, 2002.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Texas   (646 words)

  
 NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council - Media Center
Appropriate legislative and administrative actions by federal, state and local officials to ensure recovery of the surface water losses and maintenance of the underground aquifer are an integral part of this process.
Jacobsma said the FWUA is grateful for the leadership and involvement of Senator Feinstein, together with the House Water and Power Subcommittee Chairman George Radanovich, in spurring the year-long negotiations that led to the Settlement as well as the talks to hammer out settlement legislation differences.
Of the 127 condors released in California from 1992 through July of 2006, 46 birds (36 percent) have already died or disappeared, and are presumed dead.
www.nrdc.org /media   (7117 words)

  
 List Of United States Senators From California at State Crawler
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Contact list for the 93 United States Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Association's objective is to locate and bring back to the United States a complete MSO and create a Museum.
www.statecrawler.net /search/list-of-united-states-senators-from-california.html   (381 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Senators Home
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www.senate.gov /general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm   (584 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)

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