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The main difference between a Senator's term and that of a Representative in the United States Congress is length. Senators are elected to terms of 6 years, and the terms for the House are 2 years.
The portuguese government gets elected for 4 year term, trough general elections. The president of the republic is elected for a 5 year term, also trough general elections.
In the United States, Congress is the term that signifies both houses of the legislative branch. Congress is an example of a bicameral legislature.
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Two years
No. Term- two year period of time during which congress meets.
It means how many years a representative serves in the legislature (Congress or a state legislature). It is equal to the time between elections, although the representative-elect will not take office immediately after the election.
Republicans
Term of Congress The two-year period during which each Congress meets. Each term is said to last two years because new elections (for all members of the House and one-third of the senators) are held every two years; each term is the period in between those elections. January 2009 marks the beginning of the 111th term of Congress since the ratification of the Constitution.
Two years is the term length for the lower house of Congress. Congressional elections for the House are held in every even numbered year. There are no term limits. Many Congressmen are re-elected year after year.
off-year election
Each Congress lasts two years--the length of the term for a member of the House of Representatives. Elections for the House and some Senate seats are held in November of each even-numbered year, and the new Congress begins the following January when the newly elected members take office.
The main difference between a Senator's term and that of a Representative in the United States Congress is length. Senators are elected to terms of 6 years, and the terms for the House are 2 years.
The two-year period between congressional elections is known as a term. This is the period which the elected officials will hold office.
This phrase refers to the Congressional elections which are held in the even-numbered years between the Presidential elections. (Congressional elections are held every two years.)
Representatives, in the House of Representatives, are elected to a two year term, so elections are held every two years. Senators are elected to a six year term.
Off-year elections are held during the years between mid-term elections and presidenttial elections. 2011 is an off-year while 2010 was a mid-term year. With the exception for the filling vacant offices, no national elections are held during off-years. During mid-term elections, all members of the House of Representatives are up for election as are one-third of the U. S. Senators.