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  List of Current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vice President of the United States also serves as President of the Senate and is empowered with the duty of presiding over all proceedings and breaking tie votes.
However, in practice, the Vice President rarely enters the Senate chamber, and the members of the Senate choose a President pro tempore (usually the most senior member of the majority party) to stand in the Vice President's absence.
The agenda of the Senate is determined by the Majority floor leader (leader of the party with a majority of seats), who is assisted by a Majority whip (responsible for "whipping" party members in line).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators   (292 words)

  
 United States - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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).
Because the United States is such a relatively young nation, most of the development of US cities has taken place after the invention of the automobile.
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.arikah.net /encyclopedia?title=USA&redirect=no   (5393 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of United States Senators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives.
Amendment XVII (the Seventeenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution passed on April 8, 1913 and first in effect for the election of 1914, amends Article 1 Section 3 of the Constitution to provide for the direct election of Senators by the people of a state rather than their election...
Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-United-States-Senators   (439 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state.
Senator Hayne, of South Carolina, chose to regard this as a manifestation of the Eastern jealousy of the West.
The slave State of Missouri promptly attempted to colonize the new territory, and settled at a place which was called Atchison in honour of a pro-slavery Senator of Missouri.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21027 words)

  
 United States - All About All   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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.
In most states, all students must attend mandatory schooling starting with kindergarten, which children normally enter at age 5, and following through 12th grade, which is normally completed at age 18 (although in some states, students are permitted to drop out upon the age of 16 with the permission of their parents/guardians).
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.
www.allaboutall.info /article/United_States   (6462 words)

  
 ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Thirty-ninth Congress, on the 13th of June, 1866.
www.law.emory.edu /FEDERAL/usconst/amend.html   (2856 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of United States Senators expelled or censured
List of United States Senators from New Hampshire
List of United States Senators from New Jersey
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-28851   (92 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)

  
 Fifty States of the United States
- The United States is often called a "nation of immigrants." It is varied and vast with a land mass ranked fourth of the world's nations and the third largest population.
States maintain law and order, protect property rights, regulate businesses, administer public education, provide welfare programs, build and maintain highways, and operate state parks, forest, and other state-owned lands.
States and Capitals of the United States by J. Moreland
www.42explore2.com /50states.htm   (1610 words)

  
 Terrorism 2000/2001
The letter to Senator Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was recovered from a quarantined postal facility on November 16, 2001.
ALF activists in the United States have generally adhered to the movement’s stated mandate of protecting human life during the course of its “direct actions” while simultaneously causing severe economic damage to various retailers, fur farms, laboratories, and other animal enterprises.
ALF activities in the United States during the past 25 years have included a wide variety of tactics with a broad range of sophistication.
www.fbi.gov /publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm   (12835 words)

  
 List of United States Senators from Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
List of United States Senators from South Dakota
List of United States Senators from West Virginia
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its purported secession from the Union (American Civil War).
read-and-go.hopto.org /United-States-Senators-by-state/List-of-United-States-Senators-from-Arkansas.html   (122 words)

  
 ipedia.com: List of United States Senators Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution provided for the di...
List of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
List of former members of the U.S. Senate
www.ipedia.com /list_of_united_states_senators.html   (348 words)

  
 The Gadflyer: Fly Trap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Warner did stop in Columbia last spring for a state senate fundraiser, but the crowd there was smaller and more corporate than for his second trip, to keynote a 300-person salute to four former SC Democratic governors--Fritz Hollings, Robert McNair, Dick Riley and Jim Hodges, all of whom attended--which netted the SCDP about $60K.
Nevada is certainly not the reddest of the red states, and the Senate Minority leader does hail from there, but it has voted for W. twice.
Colorado is getting more competitive at the presidential level, but still voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004.
gadflyer.com   (8466 words)

  
 FindLaw - U.S. Supreme Court - March 2004 Cases
Whether, in applying the objective test for a "custody" determination under Miranda, a court must consider the age and experience of a person if he or she is a juvenile.
Whether a state court adjudication can be deemed an "objectively reasonable" application of clearly established Supreme Court precedent, for purposes of 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254(d), because it declines to "extend" the rule of a Supreme Court precedent to a new context.
Whether a detention that lasts less than 24 hours, results in no physical harm to the detainee, and is undertaken by a private individual under instructions from senior United States law enforcement officials, constitutes a tort in violation of the law of nations actionable under the ATS.
supreme.lp.findlaw.com /supreme_court/docket/2003/march.html   (2254 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Senators Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Senators page on Statistics and Lists is a great resource for information about current and former Senators.
This list of Senators' suite and phone numbers in pdf format is updated every couple of weeks at the beginning of a new Congress.
See the relationships among Senate leaders and officers who manage the flow of legislative and administrative business in the Senate.
www.senate.gov /senators/senator_by_state.cfm   (626 words)

  
 Congress Merge:Online Congressional Directory
Click on the map to the left to list all the members of Congress from that State.
Enter city and state (without a ZIP code) to get all 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.
www.congressmerge.com /onlinedb   (175 words)

  
 Colorado Counties, Inc. - Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Colorado County Officials and Employees Retirement Association (CCOERA)
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce (ACEC) was created by Congress to study federal, state, local and inter- national taxation and tariffs on transactions using the Internet and Internet access.
State-by-state list, arranged according to executive, legislative or judicial branches.
www.ccionline.org /links.htm   (213 words)

  
 List of United States Senators from Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Important facts about List of United States Senators from Florida
Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845.
Its United States Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its purported secession from the Union (American Civil War).
read-and-go.hopto.org /United-States-Senators-by-state/List-of-United-States-Senators-from-Florida.html   (124 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.
NOTE: The above map graphic and the client-side imagemap contained in this this HTML document are copyright © 1997 Juan Cabanela.
www.visi.com /juan/congress   (290 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Members of the United States Senate in the 109th Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Members of the United States Senate in the 109th Congress
Ratings and information for members of the 109th Congress is brought to you by Irregular Times.
Progressive Rankings and Contact Information for Members of the United States Senate in the 109th Congress
irregularbin.com /senate/bystate.html   (78 words)

  
 elected.ca - Elect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Robert Menendez late Thursday formally accepted New Jersey Gov.-elect Jon Corzine's offer to serve out the remaining...
Menendez Named to Senate Seat From N.J. Rep. Robert Menendez Will Serve Out the Final Year of N.J. Gov.-Elect Corzine's Senate Term
Liberia's president-elect, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and IMF officials in Washington in the next few days, senior officials from her party said on Friday.
www.elected.ca /Elect/reference/search   (157 words)

  
 Vaughn's Summaries (One-Pagers)
A listing of current heart medications by class.
Summary of senators by state - old - need update
Political and social inequities in the United States.
www.vaughns-1-pagers.com   (676 words)

  
 Congressional Email Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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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