Senate Outline

The Senate
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent             the entire state                        
A continuous body:              there is never a time in which all seats are up at once         
Term Length:             6 years                      
Term Limit:                 none                     

Originally elected by     state legislatures                                        

17 Amendment changed procedures to election by voters.

Before this amendment the Senate was nicknamed the          millionaires club     due too the purchasing of seats.

Only one senator for each state is elected at any given election

Exceptions        death or retirement                                 

Formal

1.  30 years old 
2.  lived in US 9 years
3.  inhabitant of state

Informal

1. party, name familiarity, gender, race, political, experience, fundraising ability

Other Senators can exclude a member with a majority vote

This has been done on     3     occasions

Senators  have the power to punish their colleagues for disorderly conduct

With a       2/3              vote the senate can expel one of its members

This has been done     15         times

14 of which were during the           civil war