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  United States Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator," and their counterpart as the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any special significance.
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 Senate - Simple English Wikipedia
The United States Senate is part of the U.S. Congress, which is a group of chosen people who decide the laws of the country.
The Vice President of the United States is in charge of the Senate, but he only does anything when there is a tie vote or a special event.
In order to be a senator, a person has to be 30 years old or older, and has to be a citizen of the United States for 9 years or more.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Senate   (394 words)

  
 United States - Simple English Wikipedia
The United States of America is a country on the continent of North America.
The United States was mostly farm land before the industrial revolution around the mid 19th century.
The United States of America consists of 50 states with 'limited autonomy.' This means that states can make laws about things inside the state, but if the national government makes laws that say different things, the law the state made is not a law any more, and people only have to follow the national law.
simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States   (2542 words)

  
 United States Senate
Senators are elected by their state as a whole; if both Senate seats are contested in one election year, the elections will be separate and all voters in the state will cast votes for one candidate in each of the two races.
As put forth in Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, a senator must be: at least 30 years of age, a citizen of the United States for the past nine years, and reside in the state he or she represents at the time of election.
Control of Senate committees is strictly by seniority within the majority party, a situation which Hubert Humphrey once described as the “most sacred cow in the legislative zoo.” A committee chairman cannot be removed from power even if he is senile or never attends the Senate.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_states_senate.html   (2986 words)

  
 United States Senate Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A United States Senate Page (Senate Page or simply Page) is a non-partisan federal employee serving the United States Senate in Washington, DC.
Pages are subject to a curfew (10:00PM on school nights and 11:00 PM during the weekend) and are expected to maintain high standards.
Pages are able to see government in action, watch history made, and become more educated about what happens behind the scenes of the United States Senate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Senate_Page   (1583 words)

  
 Becoming a Page
Pages must be citizens of the United States or subject to agreements of the Department of State, and must have a social security number.
Pages must verify a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a home school transcript and a certification of immunization to qualify for attendance at the school.
Pages are required to live in the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence during the school year.
stabenow.senate.gov /~stabenow/services/page.htm   (886 words)

  
 United States Senate Majority Whip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The U.S. Senate Majority Whip is the second ranking member of the United States Senate.
Because he or she is the second ranking member of the Senate, if there is no floor leader present, the whip may become acting floor leader.
The current Senate Majority Whip is Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Senate_Majority_Whip   (113 words)

  
 US Senator Dianne Feinstein - Internship & Senate Page
A Senate Page must be a junior in high school and between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years old.
Pages are housed in the Senate Page Dormitory, which is a few blocks from the Capitol.
Pages must be citizens of the United States and must have a social security number.
feinstein.senate.gov /interns.html   (1094 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony
The FBI is currently investigating several criminal acts committed in the United States during 2000 and 2001 for possible designation as acts of terrorism.
The prevention of planned terrorist plots in the United States, Jordan, and Pakistan in December 1999 and the bombing of the U.S. Cole in Yemen in October 2000 underscore the range of threats to U.S. citizens and interests posed by international terrorists.
Under statutory authority granted by Title 28, United States Code, Section 533, the Attorney General has specifically assigned the FBI "lead agency responsibilities in investigating all crimes for which it has primary or concurrent jurisdiction and which involve terrorist activities or acts in preparation of terrorist activities within the statutory jurisdiction of the United States".
www.fbi.gov /congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm   (3767 words)

  
 United States Senate - Uncyclopedia
The Senate is made up of two representatives from each State in the Union, a request granted after Rhode Island threatened to walk out of the Constitutional Convention in a huff "and take my shaking religious minorities with me" if it didn't get its way.
Perhaps the most famous Senate Procedure is the filibuster, in which a member prevents passage of legislation by continuing to talk so long that the other Senators get bored, wander off and can't vote on the bill.
Prior to the admittance of the 30th State, there were fewer than sixty Senators, so once it started, debate could not be closed because there were not enough votes to attain cloture.
uncyclopedia.org /uncyclopedia/index.php?title=Senate   (574 words)

  
 The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
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.
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 Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
www.usconstitution.net /const.html   (5178 words)

  
 United States Senate (Harpers.org)
Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont defected from the Republican Party, handing control of the Senate to the Democrats, who promptly voted to confirm Theodore B. Olson as solicitor general, suggesting that the White House cabal had little to fear after all.
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a scathing report on the CIA's unfounded, unjustified, and unreasonable claims about Iraq's purported weapons of mass destruction; the report was oddly silent, however, about the Bush Administration's well-documented and apparently successful campaign to intimidate the CIA into coming up with justifications for the President's fraudulent case for the invasion.
The Senate renewed the Patriot Act and sent it to the House; the House is expected to pass the legislation soon.
www.harpers.org /Senate.html   (2713 words)

  
 Congressional Committee Materials Online via GPO Access
Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of Representatives
Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States
Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States
www.gpoaccess.gov /congress   (139 words)

  
 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.
Named after the ancient Roman Senate, the U.S. Senate is the upper house of the Congress, smaller than the U.S. House of Representatives, which has 435 members.
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.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/United_States_Senate   (610 words)

  
 United States Senate
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Senate Resolutions 20, 26, 27, 28, 29 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, and 46, authorizing expenditures.
This document is sponsored by the United States Senate on the United States Government Printing Office web site.
www.access.gpo.gov /congress/senate/salpha.html   (528 words)

  
 Johns Hopkins University Press | Books | The Invention of the United States Senate
The invention of the United States Senate was the most complicated and confounding achievement of the Constitutional Convention.
The authors show how theoretical principles of a properly constructed Senate interacted with political interests and power politics in the multidimensional struggle to construct the Senate, before, during, and after the convention.
It is a meticulous, primary-source-based analysis of the interplay of political theory, lived experience, and state and class interests on decisions about the composition and powers of the U.S. Senate.
www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/2671.html   (379 words)

  
 United States
The bicameral Congress consists of the 100-member Senate, elected to a six-year term with one-third of the seats becoming vacant every two years, and the 435-member House of Representatives, elected every two years.
Languages in the United States - Urdu Spoken Here The U.S. is more multilingual than you might think by Borgna Brunner More than...
United States Prepares for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Wild Birds.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108121.html   (610 words)

  
 The Green Papers: United States Midterm Election 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
State by state elector allocation, population (2000 census), percentage of total electors, percentage of total US population
State by state coverage of elections for President, Governor's chairs, U.S. Senate seats, U.S. House seats, primaries, regional politics, party strength, and debates.
State by state coverage of Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions, the delegate selection process, delegate allocation, primary types, voter eligibility, and poll closing times.
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 ipedia.com: United States Senate Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Together, they compose the legislative branch of the United States gov...
Jesse Helms, for instance, was notorious for using his perch on the Foreign Relations committee to stop legislation he opposed, often dealing with the United Nations.
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader for many years, saw it as his responsibility not to lead the Democrats, but to work the Senate for the president’s benefit, no matter who the president was.
www.ipedia.com /united_states_senate.html   (3007 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Senate Programs are designed to offer young people the opportunity to serve within the United States Senate as Pages or as Interns within my office.
Senate Page Program - Each year, I have the opportunity to select one or two young people to serve as Senate Pages
Senate Intern Program - The Senator generally selects between four to six students to serve on his staff
inouye.senate.gov /programs.html   (94 words)

  
 US Senate Sim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Alaska Progressive Coalition exists to ensure that our government is open, equitable and responsible, and that it promotes the common good.
US Senate Sim merged with Congressional Simulation a few weeks ago pave way for a revolutionary new political simulation.
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www.ussenatesim.com   (91 words)

  
 United States_sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Where's that U.S. State is found in the 1st Grade list of Geography activities.
Click any state on the map or scroll down for many interesting categories including The Midsest, Confederate States, and States by Order of Entry into Union.
Including Presidents of the United States of America and election information.
www.computerlab.kids.new.net /united_states_sites.htm   (1256 words)

  
 United States JCI Senate - Spirit of Aloha - Friendship & Hospitality
United States JCI Senate - Spirit of Aloha - Friendship and Hospitality
Our logo this year is an outline of the United States with a raised gold pineapple.
Copyright 2001-2006, The United States JCI Senate, Inc. All rights reserved.
www.usjcisenate.org   (208 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Committees Home
The House and Senate each have their own committee system, which are similar.
Typically, these groups organize without official recognition by the chamber and are not funded through the appropriation process.
In the Senate there is one officially recognized caucus -- the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control established by law in 1985.
www.senate.gov /committees/index.cfm   (161 words)

  
 Chuck Pennacchio for United States Senate 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Since the fiasco of the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida many states have instituted electronic voting systems but without proper safeguards these new systems could be more flawed than those that they replaced.
Chuck is committed to developing a long-term energy plan to wean the country from its over-reliance on foreign oil and harness renewable energy sources available here in the United States.
As with Medicare, the federal government must provide the framework and funding, while state governments administer the program tailored to the needs of their populations.
www.chuck2006.com /facts.asp   (5259 words)

  
 United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs: Vietnam-Era POW/MIA Database - Federal Research ...
United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs: Vietnam-Era POW/MIA Database - Federal Research Division,Library of Congress
United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs
On August 2, 1991, the United States Senate approved a resolution introduced by Sen. Robert Smith providing for the creation of a Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs to serve during the remainder of the 102nd Congress.
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/pow/senate_house/investigation_S.html   (391 words)

  
 United States Diplomatic Mission to Bucharest, Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The effort to rebuild Iraq is a "tough fight" says Secretary of State...
State of the Union Address by the President George W. Bush
This site is produced and maintained by the Public Diplomacy Office of the United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania.
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 Finance
Statements for the Record: Any individual or organization wanting to present their views for inclusion in the hearing record should submit a typewritten, single-spaced statement, not exceeding 10 pages in length.
Title and date of the hearing, and the full name and address of the individual or organization must appear on the first page of the statement.
This Home Page is maintained by Mark Blair and Geoffrey Burrell.
finance.senate.gov /sitepages/hearings.htm   (171 words)

  
 State Websites - FirstGov for Kids
Take a look at the wealth of a state such as Alaska with diverse fishery resources, and think about the role that biodiversity can play to help sustain those resources for our future.
- This page was developed with the elementary student in mind by responding to the most frequently asked questions (FAQ's) we have received.
He is here to challenge you to help your parents get the crud out of your house and take it to the Environmental Collection Center.
www.kids.gov /k_states.htm   (1606 words)

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