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Title: |
Senate of the United States |
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| Edited by: |
N O Kura |
| ISBN10-13: |
1594545251 : 9781594545252 |
| Illustrations: |
tables |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
277 |
| Weight: |
.722 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - July 2005 |
| List Price: |
119.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Regional government : USA |
| The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, who serve for 6-year terms with one-third of the seats up for re-election every two years. Every state has two Senators. Senators were originally elected by state legislatures, but the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution, adopted in 1913, changed the system so that Senators would be elected by the people. The vice-president serves as the presiding officer over the Senate, although he does not serve on any committees and is restricted to voting only in the event of a tie. The structure of the Senate, its longer term than the 2 years of Representatives and its history have resulted in a very powerful political structure. This new book sheds light on the structure and operating procedures of this very important deliberative yet dynamic body. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface. Senate Organisation. The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction; The Senate Committee System; Voting and Quorum Procedures in the Senate; Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements; Senate Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organisation; Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate: A 27-Year Survey; Women in the United States Senate: 1917 - 2004; House Leadership: Whip Organisation; The Office of the Parliamentarian in the House and Senate; Senate Administrative Officers and Officials; Senate Leadership: Whip Organisation; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties; House Sergeant at Arms: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties; Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais; Presiding Officer: Senate; Secretary of the Senate: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties; House and Senate Chaplains; The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office; The United States Senate: An Institutional Biography; Index. |
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