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  United States Senate - Knowmore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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.
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.
www.knowmore.org /index.php/United_States_Senate   (4990 words)

  
 United States - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
It is bicameral, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Under this new union, the continued status of the individual states as sovereign nation states fell into dispute in 1861, as several states attempted to secede from the union; in response, then-President Abraham Lincoln claimed that such secession was illegal, and the result was the American Civil War.
dic.blogopt.com /United_states   (6976 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.
It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states.
Senator Hayne, of South Carolina, chose to regard this as a manifestation of the Eastern jealousy of the West.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm   (21426 words)

  
 Category:United States Senators from New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
People who have represented New York in the United States Senate.
Pages in category "United States Senators from New York"
List of United States Senators from New York
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:United_States_Senators_from_New_York   (94 words)

  
 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As new territories were being incorporated, the nation was divided over the issue of states' rights, the role of the federal government, and, by the 1820s, the expansion of slavery.
The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
Several major seaports are in the United States; the three busiest are California's Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, and the Port of New York and New Jersey, all among the world's busiest.
www.donkeylink.com /en/United_States.htm   (6382 words)

  
 Quartz Hill School of Theology
A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.
All civil states, with their officers of justice, in their respective constitutions and administrations, are proved essentially civil, and therefore not judges, governors, or defenders of the spiritual, or Christian, state and worship.
The state of the land of Israel, the kings and people thereof, in peace and war, is proved figurative and ceremonial, and no pattern nor precedent for any kingdom or civil state in the world to follow.
www.theology.edu /journal/volume2/ushistor.htm   (4338 words)

  
 Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York
Senator Clinton in remarks on the Senate floor called on Senators on both sides of the aisle and President Bush to support research that could lead to unparalleled advancements in research on Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injuries, diabetes, and other conditions.
Senator Clinton introduced an amendment to the immigration bill being considered on the floor of the Senate that would help state and local governments who are bearing costs that should be borne by the federal government.
Pursuant to Senate policy, newsletters, petitions, opinion polls, and issue alerts and other electronic communications cannot be initiated by this office for the 60-day period immediately before the date of a primary or general election.
clinton.senate.gov   (876 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)

  
 Guide for New Immigrants: Learning About the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the United States, we have what is called “representative democracy.” This means that the people choose officials to represent their views and concerns in government.
The early colonists and settlers who came to the United States were often fleeing unfair treatment, especially religious persecution, in their home countries.
The leader of the state executive branch is called the “governor.” The people of each state vote in elections to choose their governor and their representatives to the state legislature.
uscis.gov /graphics/citizenship/learning.htm   (2575 words)

  
 United States Constitution
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, [Footnote 4] for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
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.
www.zeppscommentaries.com /History/USC.htm   (4007 words)

  
 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=NY   (138 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)

  
 Contacting the Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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.
www.visi.com /juan/congress   (290 words)

  
 Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol
The following list is an abridged, unofficial version but conforms to established, customary rules of precedence.
Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United
Representatives of United States Missions to the European Union (USEU) and the
www.nyc.gov /html/unccp/html/protocol/precedence.shtml   (280 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Member Web Site Listing(Alphabetical)
United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Member Web Site Listing(Alphabetical)
View listing by State or by graphical map
Kuhl Jr., John R. "Randy", New York, 29th
www.house.gov /house/MemberWWW.html   (41 words)

  
 Congress.org
List of Senators Owned By the Oil and Gas Industry.
Find and contact local and national media by ZIP or by state.
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www.congress.org   (928 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lou Dobbs Tonight
Plus, Jim Gilchrist and Jerome Corsi join us to discuss their new book, "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders."
With upraised right hand and left hand on the Bible, each of our presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, has solemnly sworn to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution of the United States.
Read Sen. Byron Dorgan's important new book, "Take This Job and Ship It.
www.cnn.com /CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight   (362 words)

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