Unit 4 - Article 1 The Senate

At least 30 years old

U.S. citizen for 9 years

Live in state elected from

Every state gets two senators and there are 100 total

Only 1/3 of senators are up for election every two years

Senators serve 6 year terms

The longest serving senator is the leader or president pro tempore

The vice-president is the President of the Senate

The Senate was designed to create stability and that is why they serve longer and only 1/3 are up for election ever two years

The Senate works closely with the president and must approve the president's appointments

Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors and Cabinet members must be approved by the Senate with a majority vote

The Senate also must approve any treaty with another nation with a 2/3 vote

The vice-president votes only when there is a tie

The Senate acts as the jury in the impeachment process

The Senate is given the evidence from the House of Representatives and decides guilt or innocence

A federal judge or president can be impeached

The punishment for impeachment is removal from office and you can never hold federal office again in any branch of government

2/3 of the Senate must vote to remove a president or judge through the impeachment process

​The Chief Justice attends the impeachment and answers legal questions