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3 days ago · United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature ( Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname “the house that never dies.”.
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The number of senators throughout U.S. history is several times smaller than the number of officials who have served in the U.S. House of Representatives (which stands at more than 11,000), because the Senate is the smaller house of the national legislature (Congress of the United States). The Senate is made up of 100 members; two members are ...
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The Senate is one of the two houses of the bicameral United States Congress, established in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States. It shares equal responsibility for lawmaking with the U.S. House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two ...
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Interactive. One of two houses in the United States Congress is the Senate. Established under the U.S. Constitution in 1789, it was conceived by the Founding Fathers as a check on the popularly elected House of Representatives. Thus each state, regardless of size or population, is equally represented. The Senate has 100 members, two for each state.
1 day ago · August Samie. Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government. It consists of two houses: the Senate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is.
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2 days ago · Joe Biden (born November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.) 46th president of the United States (2021– ) and 47th vice president of the United States (2009–17) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Barack Obama. He previously represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate (1973–2009).
2 days ago · The House of Representatives originally comprised 59 members. The number rose following the ratification of the Constitution by North Carolina and Rhode Island in 1790; the first Congress (1789–91) adjourned with 65 representatives. By 1912 membership had reached 435.
