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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 pe...

The new millennium has been ushered in by an astonishing sequence of events in the US: the Florida election with a new president who actually lost the popular vote. A Senate divided exactly 50/50 and a House in turmoil as well. The importance of Congress in such a period of turbulence cannot be overstated. This outstanding new book brings clarity to the organisation and functioning of the Congress of the US.

This volume explores the key issues facing Russia as she lurches from one major crisis to another.

At the beginning of each Congress, members meet to organise and select their leaders. Democrats call their party organisation the Democratic Caucus, Republicans call their party organisation the Republican Conference. Within the caucus and conference are numerous entities that assist party leaders in determining the work and role of the members of that party. This significant book presents historical background, including service dates, party ...