Senators serve six-year terms, but elections are staggered so that no more than one-third of the senators are up for reelection at any one time. This ensures a certain amount of stability and continuity.
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The constitution provides for two houses of Congress. These two houses are the Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislative branch is formed of the two houses of Congress.
According to the us constitution who is the presiding officer of the senate?
"Lawmaking" powers are granted to a Congress, made up of the Senate and House or Representatives
Yes, in Article I, Section 3, the US Constitution establishes the United States Senate.
The U.S. Constitution requires that the Senate have two officers. Theses are the President of the Senate, which is the Vice President of the United States, and the President pro tempore, which is traditionally the senior member of the majority party in the Senate.