Senate Outline

The Senate
The Upper House of Congress
Intended to not be bound totally by popular opinion
Represent       Entire State                               
A continuous body:           Never a time in which all seats are up for election 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, Retirement                                 

Formal

   1. 30 years old

   2. citizen of the U.S for 9 years

   3. Inhabitant of state 

Informal

1. Money

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