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The Senate: The Upper House. Article One . The Basics. Always two Senators from every State In 1789, there were 22 members and 26 all States were brought into the Union.

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  1. The Senate: The Upper House Article One

  2. The Basics Always two Senators from every State In 1789, there were 22 members and 26 all States were brought into the Union. The Senate was originally chosen by the State legislatures, but since the 17th Amendment, the voters have directly elected Senators • Only one Senator is up at any given time within a State, unless a Senator is expulsed, resigns or dies Each Senator is elected by the people using the “At – Large” method. Each Senator’s term is 6 years long with no term limits • Strom Thurmond (Republican South Carolina) won 9 terms All Senator’s terms are staggered so that only a 1/3 of the Senate is up for election at any one time (called a continuous body)

  3. How to Become a member of the Upper House Formal Qualifications • 30 years old • Citizen of the U.S. of at least 9 years • An inhabitant of the State in question If someone’s election is challenged, it is the Senate that will decide the matter. The Senate doesn’t have to seat a member by majority vote The Senate, with a 2/3s vote, may expel a member for improper conduct • 15 Senators were expelled since 1789

  4. The Job Each member of Congress has five roles that they must perform • Legislators • Make the laws • Representative of the People • How Congress represents the people? • Delegates – • Partisan – • Trustee– • Politico – • Committee Members • Every bill that becomes a law must go through committees each chamber to screen those that are worth making into a law as opposed to those that are not • Oversight – • Servants • The difference between Servants and Representatives is that in the role of servant, the representative will work on behalf of the constituent of the district.

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