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US Senators and Representatives
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives constitutes the United States Congress. Ask and answer here about the functions, powers, and public lives of US Senators and Representatives.
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Who is the leader of the house of the US?
The leader of the US House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House. As of January 2011, the Speaker is Republican John Boehner of Ohio.
The Speaker is elected by the members of the House and historically will be chosen from the majority party in the House. The equivalent position for the opposition party is the Minority Leader.
Where does the number of congressmen from each state depends on?
The number of representatives from each state depends on its size.
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Is that for the Senate or the House of Representatives?
How long is a state senator's term?
6 years is the length of the term of a US Senator. A person elected to the US Senate is called a US Senator. A "state senator" is one elected to the upper chamber of a state legislature. In my home state of Washington, the term for a Senator is 4 years. The length of the term varies by state.
How many congressional districts are there in Washington state?
Wisconsin have 8 Congressional Districts. ---There use to be nine. The smallest congressional district is the 4th districts which is really small. The biggest district would be the 3rd district which consists of the counties west/midwest of wisconsin.
Are there congressional districts in California?
Torrance is in California's 36th congressional district, currently represented in the US House of Representatives by ("Blue Dog") Democrat Jane Harman.
The Florida Senators are George S. LeMieux and Bill Nelson.
How many of the 178 Republicans in the House are Tea Party members?
As of October 2013 there are forty-six Tea Party caucus members in the House and five Senate caucus members. That equates to 10.5% of the House and 5% of the Senate. A small minority by most peoples' reasoning.
What is the length of a US Representatives term on office?
The length of a term is two years, although he can always re - elected after every two years.
What is the US Senate and House of Representatives put together called?
A combined meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives is called a "Joint Session of Congress." This occurs only on special occasions, such as a presidential inauguration or State-of-the-Union Address.
For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Who is the us representative from my congressional district?
There are questions that ask specifically about a certain (numbered) district in a certain state, which may or may not have the correct current information.
To Find Your Congressional Representatives (or Senators):
* Go to www.house. gov or www.senate.gov at the related links below. For US representatives, you will use your zip code (or zip+4) to enter in the search box at upper right. (You can use your street address on the following page.)
How is the number of representatives each state gets determined?
It is determined by population, every ten years.
The census is used to find the population of each state, and the country, this number is divided by 435 (the number of representatives). The seats are then apportioned to each state by population, the smallest states receiving at least 1 seat.
This usually leaves a remainder of a few seats which is apportioned to the states with the largest remaining populations. Then the states apportion those seats within their own borders, by population, into districts.
For instance: The country has a population of about 300 million people. So, each representative will represent about 690,000 people each.Vermont has a population of about a half million so they will get 1 representative.
Rhode Island has a population of about 1 million, they get 1 representative AND because the population remainder of about 360,000 people is larger than that of some other states, Rhode Island gets a second representative.
How long do you have to live in the US to be a Representative?
The U.S. Constitution specifies no minimum time of residence for members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
At the time a Representative is elected, he/she must be a resident of the state that includes the congressional district that elected him/her, and at the time a Representative takes office, he/she must have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years. For example, someone who has been a U.S. citizen since birth but who has lived abroad since he was a baby would be eligible, as long as he lives in the state when elected and is at least 25 when he takes office.
How many people can the Chamber of the US House of Representatives seat?
There are 446 permanent seats on the House floor.
Can senators live in a different state?
Article I, Section 3 of the US Constitution includes the requirement that:
No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
Most senators set up a residence in or near Washington, D.C. while serving, but if they want to get re-elected, they have to simultaneously maintain a residence in the state from which they were elected.
How can you locate a congressional district from an address?
People not registered to vote who are eligible should register to vote!
The US House of Representatives home page (see "Related links", below) has a tool to look up your representative by ZIP code (ZIP+4). The result gives the representative's name and congressional district, with a link to that representative's home page.
If you're registered to vote, your voter card also gives the congressional district number. On the right side there is a table with 10 boxes. The top-left box is marked USREP, under which is printed your district number. Check the Wikipedia article "List of United States congressional districts" (link below) to find out who is the current representative.
Without Internet access, libraries do a great job of answering questions like this. Friends and neighbors may know. Sometimes a simple map is enough to ascertain which district you're in, as district boundaries often run along county boundaries.
call the city/town Voter Registrar's office
How long do senators serve in legislature?
The term of a US Senator is six years. There is no limit to the number of terms a Senator can serve.
usa, in the midwest
In the United States of America. It is located along the northern border in the center of the country. It borders Canada, and the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
South of Canada north of Iowa east of North Dakota and west of Wisconsin.
At least how old must a member of the House of Representatives be at the time of election?
It depends on the legislation of the country concerned.
In the USA it is 25 years
Limit on the debate of a bill in the senate?
If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is part of the majority, he or she gets to write the _______.
How many states only have 1 senator?
No. The constitution says every state must have exactly 2 senators.
