US Senators and Representatives

The "National Executive" of the United States is called a President, and he "is" elected by the Electoral College, which is loosely based upon the will of the people. An alternate means of election has took place before, wherein the Supreme Court determined the President.

As to how he "should" be elected (The Constitution makes no provision for female Presidents), that is a matter of opinion.

Some have said that it should be by the popular vote. This has had some unusual objections raised to it, as in some sense it makes some votes valueless. The nation has many time zones, and if it were purely a popular vote, then by the time the 500,000 people of Alaska could vote, it would - with all but the rarest of exceptions - be over.

Others have advocated a Parliamentary system, in which the Majority Party of Congress would simply appoint the President. It is said that when Congress is of one party and the President is of another, that nothing gets done. The chief objection to that change is people saying, "We know nothing gets done, we like it that way."

Still others have advocated a return to the monarchical system. It is claimed that the President doesn't truly set policy, but merely stands as a figurehead for the "advisors" and powers-that-be. Acknowledging this would be more honest, and we could save money on elections. The chief objection is history, and that the rival Kennedy and Bush families would likely plunge us into civil war.

The biggest problem with any "how should" is that it would take a Constitutional amendment. And it is unlikely that 3/4ths of the states would go along with any meaningful restructuring of the system.

Congressional election are held every two years, in November of even numbered years.

According to the Senate website, in the current congress, there are 26 senators who served in the military. These include senators who served in Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

7 US states have the minimum number (1).

Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming each have only one seat in the US House of Representatives, as of the 112th Congress (2011-2012). This cannot change until the 2020 Census at the earliest.

The terms and conditions of an elected official vary from country to country.

Such things as the length of the term in years.

The number of times that official may be re-elected.

Salary and benefits.

When the elections take place

Staggered offices

All these things are dependant on the legislation of the country concerned.

For example a US senator is elected for a term of office of six years. There is no restriction on the number of times he or she may be re-elected.

Other rules apply to other elected posts.

Most generally this is an Americanism which means the act of legislatively levelling accusations of treason or subversion without supporting evidence. Specifically, it arose from the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committeeinto the activities of "suspected Communists", chaired by Sen. Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) of Wisconsin, most prominently toward the Hollywood blacklist.

Mark Warner (D) and Timothy Kaine (D) are the U.S. Senators representing Virginia. Kaine's next election will be in 2018. Warner's next election will be in 2020.

A Quorum.

In this case, a Quorum would be 218 Representatives. [51 in senate]

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.

According to the constitution, each senator is elected to a six-year term. There are congressional elections every two years. When the constitution was first put into practice, one third of the first group of senators served only two years, the second third, four years, and the final third six years. This way, from then on, all senators would serve six-year terms, and one third of them would be up for election every two years.

The total number of Congressional districts is set by law, currently at 435, but it can be changed by an act of Congress. For example, there was a recent proposal to give Washington, D.C., a full voting member of Congress, and also add one more seat elsewhere, raising the total to 437.

The state of California has 53 seats in the House of Representatives, which is based on the comparative population of the states. Next is Texas with 32 and New York with 29. The total has been set at 435 since 1912.

180 days of Active Service and an Honorable Discharge My father was in the navy and it didn't have anything to do with how long he served. He is considered a veteran and it often refers to retired armed services personnel. A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces and has an honorable discharge. A common misconception is that one had to have either been in combat and/or has retired from active duty to be called a veteran.

Washington DC is a Federal District, it is not a state. Hence it has no Senators and no congresspersons.

Washington DC does however, have a single non-voting Congressional Delegate who has limited rights and responsibilities in the House of Representatives.

they gather information; compare and evaluate legislative alternatives; identify policy problems and propose solutions; select, determine, and report measures for full chamber consideration; monitor executive branch performance

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The legislative branch of the federal government consists of the Congress, which is divided into two chambers -- the Senate and the House of Representatives. Currently, Harry Reid of Nevada is the Majority Leader of the Senate, and Nancy Pelosi of California is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President is the leader of the Executive Branch of the government. The third branch, the Judicial Branch, is headed by the Chief Justice who currently is John Roberts.

The President nominates new members to the Supreme Court, but the Senate must approve the nomination by a majority vote. This is part of the system of checks and balances that is supposed to prevent abuse of power

Nancy Pelosi's salary is $174,000 per year, which is the salary for all members of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House makes more: $223,500; currently, Leader Pelosi is not the speaker, but rather, the minority leader (since the Democrats are currently in the minority in the House). Also, as a member of the United States House of Representatives, she receives a very generous health plan.

John Boehner is the specker of the house of representives as of 2013.

Barbara Boxer(D) and Dianne Feinstein(D) are the current Senators of California.

• Elijah P. Lovejoy, (1837), editor of an abolitionist newspaper, the "Alton Observer", by a mob of pro-slavery advocates.
• James Strang, (1856), Michigan State Representative and leader of the Strangite Mormon Church.
• Abraham Lincoln, (1865), 16th President of the United States.
• Tazewell Tyler, (1874), One of John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States's 15 children.
• James A. Garfield, (1881), 20th president of the United States.
• David Hennessy, (1890), Police Chief of New Orleans.
• William Goebel, (1900), governor of Kentucky.
• William McKinley, (1901), 25th President of the United States.
• Don Mellett, (1926), newspaper editor and campaigner against organized crime.
• Walter Liggett, (1935), Minnesota newspaper editor.
• Carlo Tresca, (1943), anarchist organizer.
• Curtis Chillingworth, (1955), a Florida judge.
• John F. Kennedy, (1963), 35th President of the United States.
• Medgar Evers, (1963 June 12), U.S. civil rights activist.[1]
• Malcolm X, (1965 February 21), black Muslim leader, killed in a Manhattan banquet room as he began a speech.
• George Lincoln Rockwell, (1967), founder of the American Nazi Party.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., (1968 April 4), U.S. civil rights activist.[1]
• Robert F. Kennedy, (1968), leading presidential candidate in the 1968 presidential election, in which he would have succeeded his brother's, John F. Kennedy's, presidential term.
• Fred Hampton, (1969), Deputy Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
• Dan Mitrione, (1970), FBI agent and torture expert, killed by the guerrilla movement Tupamaros.
• Marcus Foster, (1973), School District Superintendent in Oakland CA, killed by members of theSymbionese Liberation Army.
• Don Bolles, (1976), Investigative reporter for Arizona Republic, killed in car bomb, Max Dunlap and James Robison convicted, alleged Mafia ties.
• Orlando Letelier, (1976), Chilean ambassador to the United States under the administration of Salvador Allende.
• John Lennon, (1980 December 8), British musician, member of The Beatles, shot and killed by Mark David Chapman.
• Alan Berg, (1984), radio talk-show host, killed by Neo-nazis.
• Henry Liu, (1984), Taiwanese-American writer, allegedly killed by Kuomintang agents.
• Alex Odeh, (1985), Arab anti-discrimination group leader, killed when bomb exploded in his Santa Ana, California office.
• Alejandro González Malavé, (1986), famous undercover policeman, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
• Meir Kahane Founder JDL
• Ioan P. Culianu, (1991), Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, professor at the University of Chicago, assassinated there in Swift Hall, apparently for his political writings.
• Chauncey Bailey, (2007), Oakland Tribune journalist.
• George Tiller, (2009), Controversial late-term abortion doctor.