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  United States | Koordinaten / Informationen / Encyclopedia of terms - United States
, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A., the States, or (poetically) Columbia.
Manifest Destiny was a philosophy that encouraged westward expansion in the United States: as the population of the Eastern states grew and as a steady increase of immigrants entered the country, settlers moved steadily westward across North America.
It is bicameral, being comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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 United States Senate - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "Senior Senator," and their counterpart is the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any official 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.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of United States Senators from New York
Nathaniel Tallmadge Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge (1795-1864) was a United States Senator from New York and a Governor of the Wisconsin Territory.
Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States.
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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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of United States Senators from Georgia
Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its purported secession from the Union.
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 United States is often under criticism from Western governments and NGOs concerning lengthy detention without trial, forced confessions, torture, and mistreatment of prisoners as well as some restrictions on freedoms of speech and the press, as being violations of their definition of human rights.
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  United States - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Forty-eight of the states are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is referred to, with varying precision and formality, as the continental or contiguous United States, sometimes abbreviated CONUS, and as the Lower 48.
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.
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 U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania became the first state to elect its U.S. senators: William Maclay (pictured) and Robert Morris.
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution remains a vital and living document.
The United States Senate is proud to commemorate this day with several articles on this Web site, including a feature on a painting depicting Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth composing the Connecticut Compromise, the decision which led to the creation of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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 ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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.
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 Constitution of the United States
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.
No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
The president shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be encreased 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.
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 List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
United States Senators are popularly elected, for a six year term, beginning January 3.
Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for one session of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012.
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three sessions of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016.
www.webwarper.net /ww/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Pennsylvania   (246 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 Senator Rick Santorum :: Constituent Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Please note that it is a violation of Senate Ethics for United States Senators to intervene in the judicial process.
If you are not a resident of Pennsylvania you may find a list of United States Senators and their contact information at www.senate.gov.
It continues to be an honor and privilege to serve you in the United States Senate.
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 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   (325 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Committees Home
Although the Senate committee system is similar to that of the House of Representatives, it has its own guidelines, within which each committee adopts its own rules.
In the Senate there is one officially recognized caucus -- the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control established by law in 1985.
Supreme Court Nominations is a list of nominees to the Court since 1789.
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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   (794 words)

  
 ICL - United States - Constitution
United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
www.servat.unibe.ch /law/icl/us00000_.html   (2600 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Lobbying Disclosure
Lobbyists register with the Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records, which makes these registrations available for public inspection.
Senate Lobbying Disclosure Records, updated daily, can be viewed by the public.
The Registrant/Client List of Senate Identification Numbers is updated twice a month.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/lobbyingdisc.htm   (217 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.
Articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the legislatures of the several states, pursuant to the 5th Article of the original Consititution.
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 LII: Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
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 List of current United States Senators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Senate: President pro tempore (list), Majority and Minority leaders, Dem. Leader, Rep. Leader, Majority whip, Minority whip, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Joint session, Delegations' partisan mix
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 The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
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.
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 Alphabetical List of United States Senators 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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)

  
 ICL - United States - Constitution
United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
But in chusing 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.
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 ThisNation.com--Constitution of the United States of America
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Section 3 The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, [chosen by the Legislature thereof,]*(Changed by section 1 of the Seventeenth Amendment.) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Section 6 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.
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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=PA   (150 words)

  
 United States Congress - Senators and Representatives share their Favorite Recipes
Potato Ala Bernice from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Potato Salad from former Senator and Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Kay's Shadywood Showdown Chili from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
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 List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania Information
List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania Summary
Lists of Congressional Delegations (with lists of Representatives, lists of Senators)
View a list of authors or edit this article.
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 U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home
The United States Capitol is one of the most recognizable symbols of Democracy in the world.
The essay The Senate in Session is a good introduction to Senate floor proceedings.
Each Senate office is an independent employer and responsible for candidate screening, interviewing and selection, as well as job requirements, compensation, and conditions of employment.
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 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.
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