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A Senator holds his/her seat for six years, but elections are held every two years. This process divides the Senate into three groups, resulting in the reelection of one of the three groups (one-third of the Senate) at a time. By doing so, the Senate is sure to maintain experienced senators as new ones (aka "Freshmen Senators") replace the old ones.
I believe the elections are staggered because the Founding Fathers were concerned about the possibility of replacing all seasoned Senators with totally new ones, something that may have been more feasible when the country had only 13 states (26 senators).
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∙ 15y agoAs of right now (2008), Hilary Clinton and Charles E. Schumer are New York's state Senators.
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∙ 12y agoU.S. senators are elected for six-year terms, so every six years each senate seat is up for election.
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∙ 10y agoU.S. Senators serve six-year terms. Every two years one third of all Senate seats, one seat of each of two thirds of the states, come up for election.
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∙ 10y agoEvery six years.
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How often do voters elect members of the house of representatives?
Members of the house of representatives are elected every two years
How often do American voters elect members to the house of representatives?
Members of the house of representatives are elected every two years
How often do the voters in the US elect a president and a vice president?
Elections are held every four years.
How often are 13 of the members of the senate up for re-election?
Six years
What does the majority party in the us senate have?
They have the most members. The Majority is Republicans , as Conservatives as they are often referred to.
Why does the senate have fewer committees than the House of Representatives?
There are several reasons for this, but one of the most influential reasons is that the Senate has only 100 members, while the House has 435 members. It's often easier to organize less people. Hope that helps!
How many members are in senate?
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class. Two of the first official senates were the Spartan Gerousia and the Roman Senate.
What is the population of eligible voters called?
The population of eligible voters is called the electorate.
Do the Canadian citizens vote directly for the cabinet?
In fact, the US President is not directly elected by the US voters. The US voters choose, often indirectly, the members of the Electoral College, who in turn choose the President. On more than one occasion, this has resulted in a President who received fewer votes than did his opponent.In Canada, with a parliamentary form of government, the voters elect a parliament rather than a government. The government is then usually formed by the leader of the political party that elected the largest number of members to the House of Commons.
How often are members of the senate elected?
Senators are elected every 6 years; however the US Constitution staggered the first Senate terms so that 1/3 of the Senate would come up for reelection at a time rather than have the entire Senate come up for reelection at the same time.
Who is the presiding officer over the senate when Vice-president is not attendance?
There are two different possible answers. Officially, the president pro tempore is to preside. However, that title is now used mainly as an honorific, given to the longest-serving Senator of the majority party. The president pro tempore has the power to appoint another Senator to act as presiding officer for a given day of Senate proceedings.
Who are the conservative voters?
The Republican Party of America is often refered to the Conservative Party and Republicans refered to as "Conservative Voters"
