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  1. The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives —the lower chamber—comprises the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. Like its counterpart, the Senate was established by the United States Constitution and convened for its ...

  2. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House maintain authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm ...

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    1696 ( MDCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1696th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 696th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1690s decade.

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    Jun 28, 2017 · Updated: January 20, 2023 | Original: June 28, 2017. The United States Senate is the upper house of the legislative branch of the federal government, with the House of Representatives referred to ...

  6. 5 days ago · United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature (Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. The six-year terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname ‘the house that never dies.’

    State
    Senator (party)
    Service Began
    Term Ends
    Alabama
    Tommy Tuberville (R)
    2021
    2027
    Alabama
    Katie Boyd Britt (R)
    2023
    2029
    Alaska
    2002
    2029
    Alaska
    2015
    2027
    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  7. Origins and Foundations. The Senate and the Constitution. In 1787 the framers of the United States Constitution established in Article I the structure and powers of Congress. They debated the idea of a Congress made up of two houses.

  8. Popular choices included Senator Pierce Butler of South Carolina and three New Yorkers: Senator Aaron Burr, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, and former governor George Clinton. A group of Democratic-Republican leaders met in June 1796 and agreed to support Jefferson for president and Burr for vice president.

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